The Arlington Institute
Encyclopedia
The Arlington Institute (aka "TAI") is a 501(c)(3) non-profit think tank
specializing in predictive modeling of future events, that is, futures studies. Founded in 1989 by former naval officer and military expert John L. Petersen in Arlington, Virginia, TAI (TAI) is a futurist think tank.
, climate change
, and water scarcity
. TAI also has plans to build a web portal called WHETHEReport that collects dreams and intuitions in order to scan them and search for patterns.
, and has worked at various military institutions in the United States (US), including the National War College
, the Institute for National Security Studies, the Office of the Secretary of Defense
, and the National Security Council
at the White House
, and has had experience in business and non-profit organisations. Among the 2003 Board of Directors was Jack DuVall
, who had two years earlier created the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
together with Council on Foreign Relations Board member Peter Ackerman
. In 2005, the Board of Directors of the Arlington Institute was chaired by John L. Petersen, and included Napier Collyns, George H. Kuper, David Martin, and another military expert, Owen Wormser. Wormser worked in the United States Air Force
, worked in the Department of Defense
, and in 2005 was a visiting professor at the Joint Military Intelligence College.
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
specializing in predictive modeling of future events, that is, futures studies. Founded in 1989 by former naval officer and military expert John L. Petersen in Arlington, Virginia, TAI (TAI) is a futurist think tank.
Aims
TAI believes society, science, ecology, and commerce are converging and that the issues that we are now confronting are a direct product of how we live and think. As transition pioneers, TAI hopes to discover the early indicators of transition and provide solutions. The Arlington Institute is currently building an interactive web portal called The World's Biggest Problems. This site will allow experts and amateurs alike to collaborate on finding solutions to problems such as economic crisis, species extinction, peak oilPeak oil
Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. This concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, projected reserves and the combined production rate of a field...
, climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
, and water scarcity
Water politics
Water politics, sometimes called hydropolitics, is politics affected by the availability of water and water resources, a necessity for all life forms and human development...
. TAI also has plans to build a web portal called WHETHEReport that collects dreams and intuitions in order to scan them and search for patterns.
Leadership history
The Arlington Institute was founded by John L. Petersen in 1989. Petersen was a naval flight officer in the United States NavyUnited States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
, and has worked at various military institutions in the United States (US), including the National War College
National War College
The National War College of the United States is a school in the National Defense University. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active. It was officially established on July 1, 1946, as an upgraded replacement for the...
, the Institute for National Security Studies, the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Office of the Secretary of Defense
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is a headquarters-level staff of the Department of Defense of the United States of America. It is the principal civilian staff element of the Secretary of Defense, and it assists the Secretary in carrying out authority, direction and control of the Department...
, and the National Security Council
National Security Council
A National Security Council is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security...
at the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, and has had experience in business and non-profit organisations. Among the 2003 Board of Directors was Jack DuVall
Jack DuVall
Jack DuVall has a background in universities, television, federal United States administration and politics, and the United States Air Force. He was Executive Producer of Steve York's 1999 film A Force More Powerful together with Dalton Delan, and developed it into a television series and a book...
, who had two years earlier created the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict is an independent, nonprofit educational foundation, founded by Jack DuVall and Peter Ackerman in 2002...
together with Council on Foreign Relations Board member Peter Ackerman
Peter Ackerman
Peter Ackerman is the founding chair of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict and the managing director of Rockport Capital Incorporated. He chaired the board of trustees of Freedom House from September 2005 until January 2009. He is a member of the Board of the Council on Foreign...
. In 2005, the Board of Directors of the Arlington Institute was chaired by John L. Petersen, and included Napier Collyns, George H. Kuper, David Martin, and another military expert, Owen Wormser. Wormser worked in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
, worked in the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, and in 2005 was a visiting professor at the Joint Military Intelligence College.