Robert Kaplan

In grand historical terms, 9/11 might be considered a head-fake, representing a mere interregnum between one period of great-power conflict and another. But in the literal heat of...

A favourable geography gives the United States many advantages over its rivals, including the ability to fail  

The country seems on the verge of falling apart. Here’s why it won’t.  

Because gross violations of human rights are central to governance in China and Russia, the United States should recognize that its own commitment to internationally accepted norms...

The clearest perspective on Egypt’s current military ruler is offered by a dissident who has seen previous ones rise—and fall.  

American foreign policy elites have adopted a partial myth about containment in order to worship at the altar of grand strategy before declaring that such a sweeping approach is no...

America must try to move Russia away from China and improve relations while maintaining deterrence.  

It is a conceit of the modern world that history is governed by reason. Reason is like an axe to the living, growing tree of history, with its convoluted branches, each cell and...

America’s standing in the world can now be improved in quite a number of ways from the top down. The government can be made to work. The State Department can be renewed. But...

Realism in foreign policy reflects a messy, dangerous world where too little can be distilled into clear-cut moral absolutes, and thus national interest takes precedence over...

Social media and internal political extremes could undermine the United States  

America is the world’s leading democracy, and thus we must return to promoting liberal societies and human rights, but do so with limits in mind.