In going back and searching for possible mentions of Tom (in the the English versions) of the websites that Dejin Su wrote had picked up the Washington Observer's interview of Tom, I came across this review of The Pentagon's New Map. The close:

Ultimately, however, the most impressive aspects of the book is not its revolutionary ideas but its overwhelming optimism. Barnett wants the U.S. to pursue the dream of global peace with the same zeal that was applied to preventing global nuclear war with the former Soviet Union. High-level civilian policy makers and top military leaders are already familiar with his vision of the future-this book is a briefing for the rest of us and it cannot be ignored.