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Author and journalist Robert Kaplan explored the life of Bob Gersony, a freelance contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and how his reports from war zones imp…
745 viewsAuthor and journalist Robert Kaplan explored the life of Bob Gersony, a freelance contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and how his reports from war zones imp…
745 viewsThe 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…
514 viewsRobert Kaplan, a contributing editor with The Atlantic, talked about his book, In Europe’s Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond.
3,101 viewsRobert 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…
767 viewsFormer State and Defense Department officials and former Middle East adviser Dennis Ross talked about President Obama’s challenges in foreign policy and national challenges. Topics included …
5,137 viewsRobert Kaplan, the chief geopolitical analyst at Stratfor, discussed the role that geography has played in shaping world events and talked about the role it will play in the future. He was i…
2,408 viewsRobert 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…
1,228 viewsDeputy Secretary of State James Steinberg opened a day-long conference on the future of U.S. foreign policy with a speech about U.S. foreign policy priorities. Following his remarks diplomat…
723 viewsPanelists 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 …
270 viewsA 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…
129 viewsRobert Kaplan talked about his book Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground, published by Random House. He provided a ground-level portrait…
346 viewsRobert Kaplan talked about his book Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground, published by Random House. He spent time with the U.S. Armed Forces in several countries around the…
448 viewsRobert Kaplan was interviewed about his life and work. He also responded to telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail from viewers. Robert Kaplan is a correspondent for the Atlantic …
1,829 viewsThe American Enterprise Institute held a discussion on controlling information during wartime. Panelists talked about the dissemination of classified information, the relationship between th…
84 viewsRobert Kaplan, correspondent for Atlantic Monthly, talked about the U.S. military and its operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the changes called for by President George W. Bush and Defense S…
124 viewsMr. 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…
407 viewsRobert Kaplan discussed his article in the new Atlantic Monthly magazine on how the U.S., as the ruler of a global empire, should operate to preserve its imperium. He responded to audience t…
193 viewsAuthor Robert Kaplan talked about his book Warrior Politics, published by Random House, with Council on Foreign Relations Director Garrick Utley. Touching on the work of ancient philosophers…
667 viewsMr. Wright and Mr. Kaplan debated the condition of the world in 2010. Mr. Wright talked about some of the themes of his book, Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, published by Pantheon Books…
245 viewsAuthor Robert Kaplan talked about his book The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero, published by Oxford University Press. The author examined the origin of zero, how the symbol for it…
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