Videos

The Center for the National Interest hosted a discussion on potential U.S. policy options in Syria. The panelists discussed the importance of defeating ISIS* rather than removing Syrian Pres…

Robert Kaplan talked about his book, Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific, in which he discusses China’s efforts to control the South China Sea, a body of wat…

Robert Kaplan talked about the geopolitical importance of the Indian Ocean region to U.S. power and security in the 21st century. He argued that the shift in the global balance would make th…

Panelists talked about recent presidential elections in Afghanistan, counterinsurgency strategy, and the future role of the U.S. military in the region. They also talked about the strategic …

A panel discussion was held on a Center for a New American Security paper, The Power of Balance: America in Asia, addressing the foreign policy and national security challenge in Asia,. Top…

Mr. Kaplan talked about his book, Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucases, published by Random House. In his book and talk, Mr. Kaplan examines the soc…