The New Dark Ages
Every now and then you come across information that helps link concepts or observations
together in a way that exposes a bigger picture. Recently I read a monograph from
the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute that outlines the possibility
of the decline of the western state and the emergence of a chaotic new world.
This is one of the publications that helped to define my concept of the worst case
scenario. It is useful to examine a range of scenarios as you prepare your personal
threat assessment and I highly recommend taking the time to read this publication.
From the Forward:
“Dr. Williams suggests that both the relative and absolute decline in state power
will not only continue but will accelerate, taking us into a New Dark Age where
the forces of chaos could prove overwhelming. He argues that failed states are not
an aberration but an indication of intensifying disorder, and suggests that the
intersection of problems such as transnational organized crime, terrorism, and pandemics
could intersect and easily create a tipping point from disorder into chaos.”
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From the New Middle Ages to a New Dark Age - The Decline of
the State and U.S. Strategy – Dr. Phil Williams