Security: Power To The People

Submitted by Bill St. Clair on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:58:37 GMT  <== Politics ==> 

John Robb at Fast Company - how fourth generation warriors will end the current monopoly on security and other services by the state and foster local solutions. Yay! [jomama]

We have entered the age of the faceless, agile enemy. From London to Madrid and Nigeria to Russia, stateless terrorist groups have emerged to score blow after blow against us. Driven by cultural fragmentation, schooled in the most sophisticated technologies, and fueled by transnational crime, these groups are forcing corporations and individuals to develop new ways of defending themselves. The end result of this struggle will be a new, more resilient approach to national security, one built not around the state but around private citizens and companies. That new system will change how we live and work--for the better, in many ways--but the road getting there may seem long at times.

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