Robert Kaplan on the Underlying Forces that Drive our "Post-Modern" World

Aug 30, 2016

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"To understand the events of the next 50 years, then, one must understand environmental scarcity, cultural and racial clash, geographic destiny, and the transformation of war." Robert Kaplan wrote these prescient words back in 1994. In this fascinating discussion, he analyses how his predictions are playing out and where we are headed.

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