Posted on 12/18/2015 8:33:32 AM PST by Sean_Anthony
Warfare is no longer the exclusive business of the state, and our weak and weary national governments are going to need all the help they can muster…but don’t expect them to rally to your defence against all the warriors who might be coming after you
Forward to the Past
The dark web, terrorism, hacktivists, intruding drones, transnational organized crime – a dizzying array of problems are growing but these are only the froth of a growing wave of instability. The order we knew in past decades is no longer assured.
In a world menaced by significant population growth, environmental stresses, urbanization; and which yet remains connected and mobile like never before, ideas and causes are appearing and morphing with bewildering speed. In the coming years, old habits of thinking about security and stability are going to be a liability.
Is the author Jim’s brother?
I wouldn’t say that our national governments are “weak”. These have been subverted by elite totalitarian interests. The national governments are very strong and act as hammers against the people. However the national government has essentially lost its sovereign status and functions as a mere satrapy of an emerging global state, one world government.
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