“I think cyber security, cyber warfare will be one of the biggest challenges facing the next president, because clearly we're facing at this point two different kinds of adversaries. There are the independent hacking groups that do it mostly for commercial reasons to try to steal information that they can use to make money.” ThinkingTryingKindTwoDifferentReasonUseNextPresidentChallengesGroupsSecurityInformationIndependentStealingMaking MoneyDifferent KindsWarfareAdversariesHackingCyberCyber SecurityCyber Warfare Author:Hillary Clinton
“Neoliberalism, arguably, sets the course for this kind for this kind of neo-extremism, this right-wing extremism that we are facing. The only way we solve that crisis, the rise of the right-wing extreme, is by truly progressive policies that address this crisis of economic security. That will not come from the lesser evil.” WayKindCoursesEvilEconomicSecurityPolicyCrisisWingsExtremesSolveAddressesProgressiveExtremismRight WingNeoliberalismLesser EvilEconomic Security Author:Jill Stein
“I was living in New York, so I just rode my motorcycle up to the set [of New Jack City]. So first day of work for me was kind of tough. I get ready to get off my bike, and I'm surrounded by the security guards, who were Louis Farrakhan's Nation Of Islam guys. Who had the double-breasted suits and guns. And this guy goes, "Where you goin'?" And I said, "I'm here to work." And they said, "No you're not." And I said, "Yeah. I'm here to work on the movie." And they said, "No you're not. Get on your bike."” FirstsKindSaidGuyNationsCitiesSecurityNew YorkReadyGunToughYeahIslamSuitsThey SaidBikeThis GuyMotorcycleSecurity GuardsNation Of Islam Author:Judd Nelson
“[Dinner with Vladimir Putin has] raised a lot of eyebrows among national security officials who looked at [Michael Flynn] and thought these kind of behaviors were not what they had thought what he was like previously.” KindSecurityBehaviorRaisedDinnerOfficialsNational SecurityEyebrowsPutin Author:John Heilemann
“The communists basically acted as the police force of the security system of the [Spain] Republic and were very much opposed to the anarchists, partially because [Joseph] Stalin still hoped at that time to have some kind of pact with Western countries against [Adolf] Hitler. That, of course, failed and Stalin withdrew the support to the Republic. They even withdrew the Spanish gold reserves.” KindStillsCountryCoursesForceSupportSecurityGoldPoliceWesternRepublicCommunistReservesSpainAnarchistPactPolice ForceSecurity Systems Author:Noam Chomsky
“I think that Mr. Snowden raised some legitimate concerns. How he did it was something that did not follow the procedures and practices of our intelligence community. If everybody took the approach that I make my own decisions about these issues, then it would be very hard to have an organized government or any kind of national security system.” IfsThinkingKindHardGovernmentWould BeCommunityMy OwnDecisionPracticeIssuesSecurityApproachConcernRaisedOrganizedNational SecurityProceduresSnowdenIntelligence CommunitySecurity Systems Author:Barack Obama
“We do have to balance this issue of privacy and security. Those who pretend that there's no balance that has to be struck and think we can take a 100-percent absolutist approach to protecting privacy don't recognize that governments are going to be under an enormous burden to prevent the kinds of terrorist acts that not only harm individuals, but also can distort our society and our politics in very dangerous ways.” ThinkingWayKindGovernmentIndividualIssuesSecurityDangerousBalanceApproachPercentBurdenHarmTerroristEnormousPrivacyOur SocietyPrivacy And Security Author:Barack Obama
“"Once there, always there", would give you less freedom than you recently enjoyed, but more security. Security not in the sense of safety from terrorists, burglars, or pickpockets... but security in the sense of knowing where you are, who you are, on what kind of future you can count, what will happen, whether you will preserve your position in society or whether you will be degraded and humiliated - this sort of security. This sort of security for many, many people - a rising number of people - looks at the moment more attractive than more freedom.” PeopleGivingLooksKindMomentsHappensNumbersKnowingSecurityPositionSafetyWho You AreTerroristEnjoyedPreservesAttractiveRisingWhere You AreHumiliatedBurglars Author:Zygmunt Bauman
“We have gotten so nuanced into social issues that we fail to understand that China is buying up America, we have fallen into debt in such a pervasive way that social security is compromised, we are living longer than we lived before and in order to secure the kind of healthcare that we need without the deficits on our budget, we need really strong leadership that is focused only on the plethora of issues and not just the traditional concerns that have driven us to the ballot box.” WayNeedsKindAmericaOrderStrongSocialIssuesFailingSecurityConcernBoxesChinaDebtFocusedDrivenTraditionalSecureBudgetsFallenBuyingHealthcareSocial SecurityDeficitSocial IssuesBallots Author:T. D. Jakes
“There are doubtless all kinds of ways of explaining why people want security, but I do not think we can start with the psychological explanations. Even psychological states like fear or desire for safety are conditioned by social and political forms of intimidation and scare-mongering that intensify those emotions, and even work to persuade people that nothing less than their survival is at stake.” PeopleThinkingWayWantKindStatesFormPoliticalDesireSocialEmotionSecuritySurvivalSafetyPsychologicalAll KindsExplanationScareStakesExplainingIntimidation Author:Judith Butler
“If Martin Luther King looked at the Obama administration and saw an intimate connection with Wall Street, he'd be very critical. If he saw drones being dropped on innocent people, he'd be very critical. If he saw rights and liberties violated by secret policies of the government, of the kind we've seen by the National Security Agency, he'd be very critical.” PeopleIfsKindGovernmentSecretLibertySawsRightsStreetsSecurityPolicyWallKingsConnectionsCriticalInnocentAdministrationIntimateAgencyNational SecurityLutherDrones Author:Cornel West
“I'm not interested in embarrassing the United States. We as a nation need to foster a broader understanding of national security, and when in the name of national security the US government both overtly and covertly aligns itself with the apartheid state and against heroic freedom fighters for racial justice ... Not only in 1962 but also keeping in mind that Mandela was on the US terror watch list until 2008, that kind of myopic understanding of national security has devastating consequences.” NeedsMindKindStatesGovernmentNamesNationsUnderstandingJusticeUnitedWatchesUnited StatesSecurityConsequenceTerrorListsFighterHeroicNot InterestedNational SecurityEmbarrassingApartheidFreedom FighterRacial JusticeMyopic Author:Ryan Shapiro
“With regard to nuclear weapons, it's kind of hard to say. [Donald Trump] is said lots of things. The national security experts are terrified. But they're more terrified by his personality than by his statements.” KindSaidHardSecurityPersonalityTrumpWeaponsRegardNuclearStatementsExpertsNuclear WeaponsTerrifiedNational Security Author:Noam Chomsky
“Education makes us the human beings we are. It has major impacts on economic development, on social equity, gender equity. In all kinds of ways, our lives are transformed by education and security. Even if it had not one iota of effect [on] security, it would still remain in my judgment the biggest priority in the world.” IfsWorldWayHumansKindStillsSocialHuman BeingsOur LivesEconomicEffectsSecurityDevelopmentJudgmentMajorsImpactGenderPrioritiesAll KindsTransformedEquityEconomic Development Author:Amartya Sen
“We have to uphold the EU's core values. These days, people are nervous and uncertain because of security threats. In this kind of atmosphere, fear and hatred are on the rise. We need to safeguard security, but we also have to be vigilant and avoid handing over all power to those who say they are here to ensure security.” PeopleNeedsKindValuesSecurityHatredThreatCoreNervousThese DaysAtmosphereUncertainVigilantCore ValuesHanding Over Author:Vera Jourova
“China is the center of the Asian energy security grid, which includes the Central Asian states and Russia. India is also hovering around the edge, South Korea is involved, and Iran is an associate member of some kind. If the Middle East oil resources around the Gulf, which are the main ones in the world, if they link up to the Asian grid, the United States is really a second-rate power. A lot is at stake in not withdrawing from Iraq.” IfsWorldKindStatesEnergyUnitedUnited StatesMiddleSecurityInvolvedMembersResourcesIndiaSouthRateIraqEdgesChinaOilEastRussiaIranLinksStakesMiddle EastAssociatesAsianKoreaGridsSecond RateHoveringSouth KoreaWithdrawingEnergy Security Author:Noam Chomsky
“There are gonna be elections coming up among our NATO allies that we have to pay attention to. I anticipate that this kind of thing can happen again here. And so in addition to the report assessing what exactly happened, what we have also done is to make sure that the Department of Homeland Security and our intelligence teams are working with the various folks who run our elections.” KindDoneHappensRunningPayAttentionHappenedTeamSecurityElectionFolksVariousPay AttentionDepartmentReportsAlliesAnticipateHomelandNatoHomeland SecurityAssessingDepartment Of Homeland Security Author:Barack Obama