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The revenge of geography
What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
Book • 2012
In this book, Robert D. Kaplan builds on the insights of great geographers and geopolitical thinkers to examine the history of the world’s hot spots and predict future conflicts.
He traces the impact of climates, topographies, and proximities to other embattled lands on global events.
Kaplan applies these lessons to current crises in Europe, Russia, China, the Indian subcontinent, Turkey, Iran, and the Arab Middle East, highlighting how geography shapes international relations and conflicts.
He traces the impact of climates, topographies, and proximities to other embattled lands on global events.
Kaplan applies these lessons to current crises in Europe, Russia, China, the Indian subcontinent, Turkey, Iran, and the Arab Middle East, highlighting how geography shapes international relations and conflicts.
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