Global Affairs

Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan

Arab Chaos: How Much Does it Matter?

From the U.S. perspective, the greatest threat to the regional balance of power is not so much a chaotic state as a stable and strongly governed one.

Aug 7, 2013 | 04:01 GMT
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan

Huntington on Upheaval

Only once order is established can popular pressure be constructively asserted to make such order less coercive and more institutionally subtle.

Jul 31, 2013 | 04:02 GMT
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan

China's Geopolitical Fallout

Economic or political chaos in China could be a boon for Beijing's rivals, especially the United States.

Jul 24, 2013 | 03:59 GMT
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan

Homage to the Lower 48

The continental United States made Americans what they are: a people of the frontier.

Jul 10, 2013 | 04:17 GMT
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan

Churchill on Afghanistan

The United States should heed a young Churchill's recommendations.

Jul 3, 2013 | 05:02 GMT
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan

Why Cold War Presidents Were Better

Ideology and philosophy mattered, but only if they were combined with geography.

Jun 26, 2013 | 05:01 GMT
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan

Why Mideast Monarchies Survive

Royal families have survived better in this age of upheaval than secular autocrats.

Jun 19, 2013 | 04:08 GMT
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan

Asian Power Web

As Asian countries arise out of poverty, guerrilla war and stagnation, they are forging robust relationships with each other, providing a new security dynamic to go alongside the U.S.-China rivalry.

Jun 12, 2013 | 05:07 GMT

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