Terrorism, a contemporary expression of the ongoing "Clash of Civilizations," is now closely interlinked with debt and oil supplies.

It is hard to understand terrorism without understanding two points:

  1. We are all more closely interlinked, especially with the power of the internet.
  2. Cultural and religious differences polarize us, and the world is becoming divided into a "Western and a non-Western one."

Tom Friedman is right: The World is flat. Samuel Huntington is right: We are in a "Clash of Civilizations."

If we weren't indebted to the world, and if we weren't so addicted to oil, it would matter less. But we are indebted and we are addicted.

Terrorism Resources Table
Great links

Stratfor, one of the world's most respected and priate global intelligence firms, offers fee-based and free intelligence reports. I've subscribed to both for years, and have saved hundreds of the reports to reflect on.

National Threat Initiative. Go here and sign up for free email alerts on biological, chemical, and nuclear threats.

Go to Last Best Chance for a free copy of a movie starring former senator Fred Thompson. Praised by the likes of Warren Buffett and Ted Turner. This was produced by produced with support from the Nuclear Threat Initiative, with additional funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Great Books to read for more background about the coming debt crisis.

"The Clash of Civilizations -and the Remaking of World Order." Samul P. Huntington.

"The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century." Thomas Friedman.

   

Back to top of Beyond 2010

Mouse over the sound waves to hear the Crows " home

eContent

stc

after hours

Beyond 2010

flower gallery

 

 

resume

album-beginning

resource center