Robert D. Kaplan
Robert D. Kaplan
Robert David Kaplanis an American author of many books on politics primarily foreign affairs and travel, whose work over three decades has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Republic, The National Interest, Foreign Affairs and The Wall Street Journal, among other newspapers and publications...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth23 June 1952
CountryUnited States of America
frustration air nuclear
Given the level of anti-Americanism in the world, given the level of frustration with the United States throughout the Muslim world, you've got a homegrown attack or you have a nuclear explosion in the air that is not a test somewhere. Those are still the biggest threats out there.
long empires looks
If you look at the history of the U.S., we were an empire long before we were a nation.
book challenges demand
Travel is like a good challenging book: It demands presentness-the ability to live completely in the moment.
country maps firsts
The first thing to recognize not just about Afghanistan but about any poor undeveloped country is that as big as it looks on the map, it's much bigger when you're there.
country maps firsts
The first thing to recognize not just about Afghanistan but about any poor undeveloped country is that as big as it looks on the map, it's much bigger when you're there.