Brainstormed that yesterday, or rather, should I say, I wrote down on a slew of Fortran cards my proposed chapters for Vol. III that I had been contemplating, in a model of sorts that describes why I want to write this book, why I think this subject of grand strategy in a globalized world is important, what is required of people, what goes in, what goes on, what comes out, and why the results matter. I foresee a preface, an opening chapter, four parts of three chapters each, a conclusion, and an afterword, making for 16 substantive sections in all. Having constructed this, what I don't see, really, is a continuation of BFA in terms of running down content or arguments, nor do I see a grand exploration of all change led or made possible below the level of the nation state. I see that material flavoring this book, but not driving it. On that score, I will disappoint those who want this or that argument pursued. There are a number of arguments I want to pursue in the book, but those argument will have to serve the book's primary function as a How-to manual. This book needs to be timeless, born of a time and based on a challenging need, but not driven by current events. It will also not be an exercise in futurology, but about how to think systematically about the future, much like my one taught course at the Naval War College. The subject matter will be global change, but the subject matter will be somewhat irrelevant to the delivery of the how-to. This will not be a book about becoming an expert on globalization per se, crammed with facts and figures. It will be a book about how to become a strategic thinker on global affairs in an era of expansive globalization. I can't tell you the opportunities, but I can help you recognize them. Ditto for the dangers. But no list-making here, because lists change with time. It will be a book about how you order your life, your mind, and your career in order to become a purveyor of grand strategic visions that inform and influence others. It will be at once my most personal and impersonal book, reflecting my life most and yet dissecting its function in the most generically translatable terms. I want to make it as useful as possible for as many as possible. I see this as the easiest book I've ever written, but easily the hardest to edit. Oddly enough, I don't see a bigger role for Mark Warren as a result--at least not in a hands on sense. Rather, I see much more negotiation between us. I think the first draft will be a breeze and the rewrites seemingly neverending. I have never been more excited to write anything in my life.