THE PENTAGONS NEW MAP

The Pentagons New Map

Argumentative analysis

Thomas Barnett, professor at the Naval War College United States, divides the world into two broad categories: the heart functional and non-integrating. The heart includes the space world: most of Europe, North America, much of South America, Australia, Japan and South Africa and new entrants into the world of globalization and world trade, that is to say Russia, China and There are approximately four billion inhabitants and is governed by rules minimalist (specifying what not pa s but do not what to do) and by the rule of law allow for trade, investment and growth and economy Because of this interconnectedness, war, in the traditional sense (the war in the context of war, the clash of great powers), is become dysfunctional. The Pentagon made a mistake Thinking that a country's heart, China could become a rival almost as powerful as him. Indeed, for China, which to fight against an opponent almost equally strong. danger had connectivity problems in the pocket. Barnett proposes a new strategy. To compress the pocket, the United States must have two types of military forces capable of defeating the first any adversary quickly and decisively, the second provide on-site and long-term stability and governance until the local government and population can The first force is the Leviathan, she is young, In police terms, the team SWAT can respond quickly and ruthlessly to threats and security risks. The second strength is that of system administration; she is older, made up of men and women who It is the agent who makes his rounds to enforce rules and punish those who break them. (Doran,2005)

Although Barnett's argument is convincing, some problems remain. Like many Canadians, I am caught by the ambivalence of Americans who show willing to take in countries of the bag measures safety, health and education are not ready to take their country, especially in large cities. It is true that Barnett does not address domestic policy. however be aware that this contradiction explains the reluctance of many to accept offers of "assistance" of the Leviathan. In addition, he assumes that only the United States are able to deal with the countries of the pocket and that they will accept automatically what the U.S. has to offer politically, culturally and economically. Another problem is the persistence of political tensions in Northern Ireland that Barnett considers simply as aberrations or ...