PARADIGMATIC SHIFTS: THEN AND NOW
THEN/OLD/BEFORE/WAS………………….NOW/NEW/AFTER/BECOMING
Bipolar – symmetrical………………………………….Unipolar – asymmetrical
Western Alliance………………………………………..Coalition of the willing
MAD………………………………………………………..Preemption
Superpowers………………………………………………Superempowered Individuals
Bretton Woods-IMF…………………………………….Globalization-WTO
Germany, Russia…………………………………………China, Islamic World
Atlantic World……………………………………………Pacific Rim
East vs. West………………………………………………Core – Gap
Division Conflict………………………………………….Convergence Conflict
Rogue State………………………………………………..Failed State
WWIII………………………………………………………4th Generation Warfare
Communism………………………………………………Islamism
The State…………………………………………………..The Culture
Compartmentalization…………………………………Context
Centripetal………………………………………………..Centrifugal
Totalitarianism………………………………………….Anarchy
Hierarchy………………………………………………….Network
Command………………………………………………….Evolve
Dictatorship……………………………………………….Terror
UN-Irrelevant……………………………………………UN-Obstructive
Either-Or…………………………………………………..Probabilities
Protected Markets………………………………………The Market
Stability…………………………………………………….Liberalization
Power………………………………………………………..Knowledge
Political Religions………………………………………Religious Politics
Geopolitics………………………………………………..Geoeconomics
Regional trading blocs………………………………….Regional currency blocs
The Atom…………………………………………………..The Genome
NATO…………………………………………………………EU
Containment……………………………………………….Connectivity
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