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Robert Kaplan on the Politics of the Past and Future of the Greater Middle East

Democracy Paradox

CHAPTER

Exploring the Distinctiveness of the Middle East

Robert Kaplan discusses his book, 'The Loom of Time between Empire and Anarchy from the Mediterranean to China', which combines personal stories and travel experiences to explore the death of empires, the bold experiment of democracy, and the distinctiveness of the Middle East.

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