Robert D. Kaplan Archives

Syria isn’t Bosnia. And no, the problem isn’t ‘ancient hatreds.’

Jasmin Mujanović and Benjamin Denison - November 17, 2015

[caption id="attachment_32067" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Syrian pro-government fighter walks near

Laura Seay and Howard W. French - July 3, 2015

Should the West fear China's growing influence on the African

Howard W. French - July 3, 2015

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Benjamin Denison and Andrew Lebovich - June 9, 2015

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Marc Lynch - October 21, 2014

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Joshua Tucker - February 29, 2012

Why does protest that starts in one country sometime spread

Paul Staniland - August 17, 2011

Robert Kaplan has written a fascinating big-picture piece on the