PARADIGMATIC SHIFTS: THEN AND NOW
THEN/OLD/BEFORE/WAS......................
NOW/NEW/AFTER/BECOMING
Bipolar - symmetrical........................................Unipolar - asymmetrical
Western Alliance...............................................Coalition of the willing
MAD.................................................................
Preemption
Superpowers......................................................Superempowered Individuals
Bretton Woods-IMF...........................................Globalization-WTO
Germany, Russia................................................China, Islamic World
Atlantic World...................................................Pacific Rim
East vs. West......................................................Core - Gap
Division Conflict.................................................Convergence Conflict
Rogue State........................................................
Failed State
WWIII...............................................................
4th Generation Warfare
Communism......................................................Islamism
The State...........................................................The Culture
Compartmentalization.......................................
Context
Centripetal........................................................Centrifugal
Totalitarianism.................................................Anarchy
Hierarchy..........................................................Network
Command..........................................................Evolve
Dictatorship.......................................................Terror
UN-Irrelevant...................................................UN-Obstructive
Either-Or...........................................................Probabilities
Protected Markets.............................................The Market
Stability.............................................................Liberalization
Power.................................................................Knowledge
Political Religions.............................................
Religious Politics
Geopolitics........................................................
Geoeconomics
Regional trading blocs........................................
Regional currency blocs
The Atom...........................................................The Genome
NATO..................................................................EU
Containment.......................................................Connectivity