"Pentagon's New Map" author Thomas Barnett forced to depart War College.

Thomas Barnett ^ | 24 December 2004 | Thomas Barnett

[blakep]

I love Thomas Barnett!! THIS STINKS!!

What a bright individual.

I love his Pentagons New Map idea.

[Tax-chick]

BTTT. My Dad went to Navy War College in 1977-78. I haven't kept up with what's going on there, but I'll read this through later or tomorrow.

[LS]

I know a faculty member at Naval War College. He has been an associate prof ever since he left my university . . . something like 15 years ago!

[inkling]

After PNM it seems like he would be rolling in money. Does he not receive the proceeds for that? Either way, this sounds like shabby treatment of a brilliant man.

[AndyJackson]

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[AndyJackson]

After PNM it seems like he would be rolling in money.

A reasonably successful book will pay the bills for a while, but this is not "Hunt for Red October," and besides we need him on the inside.

[NetValue]

This will be a rough patch for an important military thinker. On the bright side, it will be temporary. He will make larger contributions later and elsewhere. He can then look back at his NWC days and say, "Thank you".

Make every "knock" a "boost".

[AndyJackson]

The problem is that he has made a lot of arguments for why there is not a lot of need for a really big army with a lot of really heavy armor. So, no, he is not popular in some circles.

[AndyJackson]

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[HardStarboard]

Thomas Barnett is one of the brightest minds of our time. A while back, C-Span ran a video of the lecture series that made him famous at the Naval War College. It was incredibly insightful. He has given that lecture to over 4000 people in the military, government and the private sector.

I ended up buying a C-Span CD of Brian Lamb's interview with Barnett. Its great and I highly recommend anyone interested in some solutions to world problems - as both Barnett and Rumsfeld are - get a copy.

What I would really like to see is C-Span run his "lecture" again so I could tape it - its got the "specific solutions" and "government organizational proposals" that the Lamb interview doesn't get into.

[AndyJackson]

I first became aware of Barnett listening to CSPAN and looked him up. Then I felt really stupid that I didn't already know about him.

[AndyJackson]

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[Max Combined]

I was never impressed by the PNM. I am glad they told the guy to do his job or write another book, take his choice.

This guy obviously feels the need to write down everything that come to his mind in a very self indulgent manner.

Boring.

[verity]

Andy:
I cannot discern the specific breech of his contract/conditions of employment that would have justified the ultimatum given to him. I would think he could have exercised some appellate action.
Can you shed some light on this?

[AndyJackson]

I was never impressed by the PNM.

And your problem with it is??

[AndyJackson]

I was never impressed by the PNM.

And your problem with PNM is?

[risk]

I'm not sure that http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/published/topten.htm (top 10 cold war myths, from Feb. 2001) was so spot-on. But then again, who else knew?