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We all know that the discipline of GEOINT keeps getting bigger and bigger, but it is also clear that geospatial approaches seem to be taking hold in other parts of the national security community, like development and diplomacy. This trend was underscored by a recent Huffington Post article by USGIF board member Chris Tucker that lays out an ambitious plan for creating a peaceful and prosperous Palestine state in the West Bank
through the development of sustainable communities. Yes, that is correct. Dr. Tucker has laid out a vision for achieving Middle East peace through the development of the ARC Project, which was developed jointly by the RAND Corporation and Suisman Urban Design. What is the ARC Project? Check out the Friends of the ARC web site , which is a growing community of people who see economic development strategies based on sound urban planning as the path to Israeli-Palestinian peace. We also highly recommend you check out the video on the Friends of the ARC site – clearly geospatial analysis and visualization can have a powerful role in development and diplomacy. The video lays out clearly what the plan would be for creating a prosperous Palestinian state. Learn more about a GEOINT visionary’s view on how our discipline can take geographic data and tradecraft and address major national security priorities, here.

Tags: ARC Project, Dr. Christopher Tucker, Friends of the ARC, GEOINT, Huffington Post and Chris Tucker, Palestinian Peace, RAND Corporation, USGIF, USGIF Board Member