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Type: Policy paper / strategic report (page 173)
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This document is page 173 of a strategic policy paper or book (Bates stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018405) discussing the concept of 'Hard Gatekeeping.' The text argues for shifting national strategy from traditional military or diplomatic goals (like Middle East peace) toward 'topological mastery' of networks, including digital currency, genetic information platforms, and cyber/biological security. It cites Kenneth Waltz and Hal Brands to support arguments about anarchy, security, and grand strategy.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Kenneth Waltz Author/Theorist
Cited in text and footnote 247 regarding international politics and anarchy.
Hal Brands Author
Cited in footnote 248 regarding grand strategy.
Stalin Historical Figure
Referenced to represent 'cold realism' in political debates.
Woodrow Wilson Historical Figure
Referenced to represent 'idealism' in political debates.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
Addison-Wesley
Publisher cited in footnote 247.
Strategic Studies Institute
Publisher cited in footnote 248.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018405'.

Locations (2)

Location Context
Mentioned in the context of the cost of chasing peace there versus technology investment.
Location of publisher Addison-Wesley.

Relationships (2)

Kenneth Waltz Citation Author of Document
Footnote 247 cites Waltz's work.
Hal Brands Citation Author of Document
Footnote 248 cites Brands' work.

Key Quotes (5)

"The goals of Hard Gatekeeping are simple enough to state: To protect those inside the gated order..."
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"“In anarchy, security is the highest end,” Kenneth Waltz wrote."
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"In the future paper currency wil be replaced by secure digital bit transactions."
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"Control of topologies is what air superiority or sea mastery once were."
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"The opening attacks of future wars will come invisibly and silently through networks..."
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