Searching for True Community

Have you ever wanted to learn more about national security, but didn't know where to start? Well, this book may be for you.

As the first self-help book on national security, Searching for True Community is an easy and entertaining introduction that informs, enriches, and broadens perspectives on what national security is, and how it impacts our lives. Civil rights pioneer Pauli Murray described "true community" as one based on equality, mutuality and reciprocity. Our search for true community is our challenge in overcoming our self-interests to realize our potential to do great things, together.

No, after reading this book, Anderson Cooper isn't going to use you as his national security analyst, and you most likely won't be invited as a consultant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But you will discover you can trust yourself to not only engage in the national security debate, but also challenge the so-called experts CNN keeps in speed dial.

I hope you enjoy it!

True to its title, Searching for True Community is what national security is all about. It's the struggle of how we promote diversity within our communities and work hard to prevent that diversity from turning to divisiveness and divisiveness into conflict.

As much as we associate planes, tanks, and soldiers with our national security, it is really about how we influence the communities around us and how those communities influence us. Our national security is about protecting the values we hold dear as Americans from the threat of intruding community norms. Just as our local communities challenge us in being good neighbors, it is a daily struggle for any nation to be a responsible neighbor, within a community of nations.

Walking the line between diversity and divisiveness is not easy for any community because it's not easy for us to give up our values and ambitions just to be part of a group.

David is an author, veteran and business executive with an exceptional record of growing and transforming businesses, extending from his military career and into the professional services space. Known as an engaging leader, David has an infectious optimism that comes with broad executive experience, an acumen for building inclusive teams, and an ability to connect with people in simplifying complex topics. In leveraging those skills, he hopes more of us will gain interest in national security. 

During his military career, David was a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, he led several transformational initiatives, and spearheaded strategic programs such as ‘Afghan First’, a startup initiative to create a market for goods and services in Afghanistan. He was hand selected as subject matter expert to work with a cross-functional working group in optimizing a 26,000-personnel logistics organization and led a $3.2B program to conduct a logistically and fiscally responsible material drawdown from Afghanistan.

David received his law degree and later a Master of Laws degree in National Security Law, from Georgetown University. As the author of the first self-help book on national security, his goal is to improve how we view our commitment to our national security by making it more relatable to all of us.