Author: National Intelligence Council (US) Office of the
Publisher: Central Intelligence Agency
Keywords: world, transformed, trends, global
Number of Pages: 116
Published: 2008-12-05
ISBN-10: 0160818346
ISBN-13: 9780160818349

"Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World" is the fourth unclassified report prepared by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) in recent years that takes a long-term view of the future. It offers a fresh look at how key global trends might develop over the next 15 years to influence world events. Our report is not meant to be an exercise in prediction or crystal ball-gazing. Mindful that there are many possible "futures," we offer a range of possibilities and potential discontinuities, as a way of opening our minds to developments we might otherwise miss. Some of our preliminary assessments

Author: David S. Yost
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press
Keywords: international, security, roles, new, transformed, alliance, nato
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 1999-01
ISBN-10: 187837981X
ISBN-13: 9781878379818

The North Atlantic Treaty Organizaion, perhaps more than any other Cold War institution, embodied the West’s determination to deter potential Soviet aggression in Europe. But nearly a decade after the collapse of the Soviet empire, the Atlantic Alliance is engaged in cooperative security endeavors with former adversaries throughout Europe, including peacekeeping operations in Bosnia. In this ambitious study, David Yost analyzes the major changes in the alliance and its new roles. While the Allies remain committed to collective defense, they have increasingly endowed NATO with new roles

Authors:John Dumond, Marygail K. Brauner, Rick Eden, John
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: army, logistics, transformed, paradigm, management, business, velocity
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2001
ISBN-10: 0833027735
ISBN-13: 9780833027733

Velocity management has brought a new way of doing business to U.S. Army logistics, with a renewed focus on the Army customer and a powerful approach for process improvement that cuts across three critical performance dimensions: time, quality, and cost. The goal is to reduce the need for massive logistics resources by increasing the speed and accuracy with which materials and information are delivered. Key logistics processes are defined, measured, and improved continuously, so customers

Author: Peter Mommsen
Publisher: Plough Publishing House
Keywords: heinrich, arnold, life, man, broken, homage
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2004-07
ISBN-10: 0874869307
ISBN-13: 9780874869309

People who knew J. Heinrich Arnold (1913-1982) say they never met another person like him. Some speak of his humility, sensitivity, and compassion; others of his frankness and earthy humor. In his presence, complete strangers poured out their darkest secrets and left transformed. Others wanted him dead. Few knew Arnold s past, or could have imagined the crucibles he endured. Until now. Three years ago, Peter Mommsen, 28, set out to uncover his grandfather’s past. The result? Homage to a Broken Man a remarkable story of betrayal and forgiveness. Get your book today, and read it. You

Author: Hans Binnendijk
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Keywords: military, america’s, transforming
Number of Pages: 428
Published: 2003-08-01
ISBN-10: 1410207943
ISBN-13: 9781410207944

Military transformation is the act of creating and harnessing a revolution in military affairs. It requires developing new technologies, operational concepts, and organizational structures to conduct war in dramatically new ways. The United States is undertaking such a transformation to tackle its 21st century missions. A properly transformed military can develop significant advantages over a potential enemy. But the process also introduces risks that, if not properly managed, could dangerously undermine military capability. This book, therefore, sets out the arguments for a purposeful and

Author: Joe Karagani
Publisher: Social Science Research Council
Keywords: ssrc, book, columbia, culture, participation, digital, structures
Number of Pages: 284
Published: 2008-02-19
eBookDB-ID: EBDB097907

Digital technologies are engines of cultural innovation, from the virtualization of group networks and social identities to the digital convergence of textural and audio-visual media. User-centered content production, from Wikipedia and YouTube to Open Source, has become the emblem of this transformation, but the changes run deeper and wider than these novel organizational forms. Digital culture is also about the transformation of what it means to be a creator within a vast and growing reservoir of media, data, computational power, and communicative possibilities. We have few tools and models

Author: Joe Karaganis
Publisher: Social Science Research Council
Keywords: ssrc, book, columbia, culture, participation, digital, structures
Number of Pages: 284
Published: 2008-02-19
ISBN-10: 0979077222
ISBN-13: 9780979077227

Digital technologies are engines of cultural innovation, from the virtualization of group networks and social identities to the digital convergence of textural and audio-visual media. User-centered content production, from Wikipedia and YouTube to Open Source, has become the emblem of this transformation, but the changes run deeper and wider than these novel organizational forms. Digital culture is also about the transformation of what it means to be a creator within a vast and growing reservoir of media, data, computational power, and communicative possibilities. We have few tools and models