Tim Chrisman

In the rapidly evolving global landscape, striking a balance between fostering private capital formation and ensuring adequate regulatory oversight is crucial for driving economic growth and maintaining national security. As the competition for capital and market share intensifies, understanding the role of private capital in economic development and national security-related innovation becomes increasingly important. In the context of the ongoing geopolitical struggle between the United States… Show more

In the rapidly evolving global landscape, striking a balance between fostering private capital formation and ensuring adequate regulatory oversight is crucial for driving economic growth and maintaining national security. As the competition for capital and market share intensifies, understanding the role of private capital in economic development and national security-related innovation becomes increasingly important. In the context of the ongoing geopolitical struggle between the United States and its adversaries, the potential consequences of increased regulations that limit the formation of private capital can jeopardize national security by hindering the development of cutting-edge technologies essential for maintaining a competitive edge. Show less

Humanity in space. There are few people alive today who have spent much time without there being humans in space. But we don't know what being in space means. No one tells their kids...oh well I guess if that doesn't work out you can always be an astronaut. Telling a child about going to space is talked about in the same way being President or a fairy princess is. Because humans in space are not real...at least not in our minds.

We know what is real because we can touch it, or because we… Show more

Humanity in space. There are few people alive today who have spent much time without there being humans in space. But we don't know what being in space means. No one tells their kids...oh well I guess if that doesn't work out you can always be an astronaut. Telling a child about going to space is talked about in the same way being President or a fairy princess is. Because humans in space are not real...at least not in our minds.

We know what is real because we can touch it, or because we can envision it. Since humans sat around fires telling legends we have brought the untouchable to life through stories. There were no cavemen explaining the math behind throwing a spear, nor were there any ancient Egyptians talking about the mechanics of biology. We brought those concepts to life by telling stories. Stories about people we all knew doing things we all knew about. Stories anchored the abstract into reality.

This has been the case forever because math, science, and engineering are scary, complicated or just outside what we know. Space is the perfect storm of scary complicated topics. This book is meant to change that. It isn't a science book, nor is it a work of fiction. It is a space-age cave drawing.

There are going to be things that aren’t 100% technically accurate in the stories. There are going to be complicated concepts in the explanations of them. But at the end of the day, this book is meant to be a cartoonish rendition of the future. Not cartoonish as in funny, but cartoonish as in an attempt to portray the broad outlines of something without trying to get it perfectly accurate. Show less

This paper is an attempt to forecast the future of Russia using the scenario analysis methodology in an attempt to determine if Russia will threaten the current unipolar world led by the United States by 2020. It examines an inertial, liberal and repressive scenario in which the Russian regime embarks upon widely varying paths. All of these paths are currently available to the regime; however, their outcomes differ greatly. Based on analysis of the current situation in Russia, using six pillars… Show more

This paper is an attempt to forecast the future of Russia using the scenario analysis methodology in an attempt to determine if Russia will threaten the current unipolar world led by the United States by 2020. It examines an inertial, liberal and repressive scenario in which the Russian regime embarks upon widely varying paths. All of these paths are currently available to the regime; however, their outcomes differ greatly. Based on analysis of the current situation in Russia, using six pillars of Russian national power (geography, economy, intelligence apparatus, military, natural resources and the state), this paper finds that Russia most likely will not be able to challenge the current unipolar world in the time frame allotted. Instead, Russia will face a difficult time over the next seven years as it attempts to modernize and set a foundation for the future. Show less