Blog Archives

John Robb and the Global Guerrilla

John Robb is a businessman at heart and as such is focused on efficiency and profit. This comes through in most of his finance focused thinking and writing. He sees the advent of cheap and smarter technology intersecting with the … Continue reading

24. January 2006 by Shlok Vaidya
2 comments

Thomas Barnett Brief

Barnett wrote the Pentagon’s New Map, and its follow up Blueprint For Action. There is a third text on its way, but not for a while. In the first volume he basically argues for a new vision of the world … Continue reading

24. January 2006 by Shlok Vaidya
3 comments

Titans at War

There is an interesting drama unfolding online between two giants in the “grand strategy” realm. Thomas P.M. Barnett of PNM fame and William Lind of 4GW fame are butting heads. Everyone over at John Robb’s 5GW (what he terms Global … Continue reading

22. January 2006 by Shlok Vaidya
Leave a comment

Syriana Review

Spoiler Alert – Why it is I found this movie one of the most captivating and intellectual films in recent history – SUBTLETY The movie does not take it upon itself to educate you about the various dynamics of the … Continue reading

23. December 2005 by Shlok Vaidya
3 comments

Newer posts →