Quote of the day
Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
Thomas P. M. Barnett
Born: 1962 (age 63)
Bio: Thomas P.M. Barnett is an American military geostrategist and former Chief Analyst at Wikistrat. He developed a geopolitical theory that divided the world into "the Functioning Core" and the "Non-Integrating Gap" that made him particularly notable prior to the 2003 U.S.
Known for:
- The Pentagon's New Map (2004)
- Great powers (2009)
- A Future Worth Creating (2006)