The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War
by Robert D. Kaplan
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"At the heart of this book is a question as old as America and one that is crucial to our national self-definition: what can and should we do when violence breaks out in countries far from our borders? A work of uncompromising honesty, The Coming Anarchy is the first book to present a coherent picture of the political views of a man who has shaped national dialogue in this decade on key issues of international relations." "The Coming Anarchy takes on some of the most difficult issues we will show more be grappling with and living through in the next century. When we speak about the resurgence of ethnic violence, the social pressures of disease, environmental scarcity and overpopulation, and the rise of criminal anarchy, we are using language that Robert Kaplan brought into our homes."--Jacket. show lessTags
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Kaplan deserves kudos for opening the world's eyes to neglected but strategically important areas of conflict. Still, if you've read a few of Kaplan's books, you might not want to pick this one up -- the regions he visits and the conclusions he draws are pretty similar to his other works.
Journalists don't usually write interesting books. Indeed, this isn't really a book, it seems to be a collection of essays published elsewhere. The author is a good writer but a shallow thinker, he does not put together a coherent argument and after reading the book I was not really sure what he was trying to say. A waste of time.
Since I am not much of a fan of the military, this book saw me suspending my beliefs and seeing that our military needs to take a new direction to combat terrorism in the 21st century.
A collection of past essays and articles from one of my favorite authors. The essays on Kissinger and "The Dangers of Peace" were profound.
A collection of past essays and articles from one of my favorite authors. The essays on Kissinger and "The Dangers of Peace" were profound.
An overly cynical look at what could be the next 100 years on planet earth.
A collection of Atlantic articles.
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Journalist Robert D. Kaplan is a contributing editor The Atlantic Monthly. He has traveled extensively, and his journeys through Yugoslavia and America have produced, respectively, Balkan Ghosts (which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize) and An Empire Wilderness. Kapan is also the author of Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American show more Power (Random House, 2010) and The Revenge of Geography (Random House, 2012) Kaplan has lectured at the FBI, the National Security Agency, the Pentagon's Joint Staff, major universities, the CIA, and business forums. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 2000-02-22
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- English
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