CAF STRATEGIC PLAN: Securing the High Ground: Dominant Combat Air Force for America, USAF, 2008

An Air Force reader sends this in noting that Tom makes an appearance almost verbatim right up front. Sure enough (p3 as printed, p9 of the pdf):

The lack of stability, security and integration of former Third World, or non-integrating “gap” nations and regions into the larger functioning “core” of peaceful, progressive states

I like how Core and Gap are thrown in almost off-handedly, like everyone knows about them.