NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “ambitious and challenging” (The New York Review of Books) work, the bestselling author of Monsoon and Balkan Ghosts offers a revelatory prism through which to view global upheavals and to understand what lies ahead for continents and countries around the world.In The Revenge of Geography, Robert D. Kaplan builds on the insights, discoveries, and theories of great geographers and geopo...

UN INCISIVO ESTUDIO GEOPOLÍTICO SOBRE CÓMO HEMOS LLEGADO HASTA AQUÍ Y HACIA DÓNDE VAMOS.Guerras, cambio climático, rivalidad entre potencias, avances tecnológicos, el fin las monarquías y el de los imperios: ¿qué futuro nos espera?Robert D. Kaplan presenta en su nuevo libro un argumento novedoso que conecta el panorama geopolítico actual con los fenómenos sociales contemporáneos, incluida la urbanización y los medios de noticias digitales, ...

A new edition of the classic travelogue exploring the Balkan Peninsula's political, social, religious, and economic past.From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the twentieth century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year by the New York Times, and greeted with critical acclaim as "...

' Rumbo a Tartaria' es un clásico contemporáneo de la literatura de viajes, una ruta inolvidable por una de las regiones más fascinantes y volátiles de la tierra de la mano de Robert D. Kaplan, que en este libro construye un verdadero atlas político.Desde Hungría y Rumanía a las lejanas costas del mar Caspio, el viaje de Kaplan recorre Turquía, Siria e Israel para pasar a la turbulenta zona del Cáucaso, desde la ciudad de Baku hasta los desiertos de Turkmenistán y Armenia. ...

**An urgent exploration of a world in constant crisis, where every regional disaster threatens to become a global conflict, with lessons from history that can stop the spiral—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Revenge of Geography“Compelling and helpful . . . Kaplan’s analysis has enormous implications for U.S. strategy abroad. . . . His conclusion is the only right one.”—John Bolton, The Wall Street Journal**One of Fina...

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMESFrom Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the world’s Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine, comes a penetrating look at the volatile region that will dominate the future of geopolitical conflict.**Over the last decade, the center of world power has been quietly shifting from Europe to Asia. With oil reserves of several billion barrels, an estimated nine hundred trillion cubic feet of natur...

UN ANÁLISIS AUDAZ SOBRE LA REGIÓN DONDE CONVERGEN LAS TENSIONES DE NUESTRO MUNDO.El Gran Oriente Medio, la vasta región entre el Mediterráneo y China quecomprende gran parte del mundo árabe, así como otras partes del norte de África y de Asia, ha sido a lo largo de la historia la encrucijada de diversos imperios. Tras su disolución en el siglo xx, los estados poscoloniales han tratado de mantener la estabilidad frente a las luchas de poder entre facciones, los vací...

**“[An] elegantly layered exploration of Europe’s past and future . . . a multifaceted masterpiece.”—The Wall Street Journal“A lovely, personal journey around the Adriatic, in which Robert Kaplan revisits places and peoples he first encountered decades ago.”—Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads**ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New YorkerIn this insightful travelogue, Robert D. Kaplan, geopolitical expert and be...

«Il viaggio è una sfida che non finisce mai. È sintesi estrema della vita, dove una settimana di strada può corrispondere a un’epopea.» Di città in città, lasciandosi guidare dalle suggestioni evocate dai libri che lo hanno accompagnato durante la sua attività di esploratore e di studioso e dai tanti incontri che colleziona nel corso di questo suo itinerario, Robert Kaplan traccia una serie di connessioni originali e ardite che dalla contemplazione di un affresco a Rimini lo porterà a Corf...

En el pasado, el contexto geográfico y las realidades naturales de los imperios y las naciones siempre fueron determinantes en los conflictos internacionales. Así ha sido hasta ahora y así será en el futuro, por encima de cualquier condicionante que la globalización imponga. Esa es la sorprendente y brillante tesis que se postula en La venganza de la geografía. Serán la distribución del espacio, el clima y otras circunstancias exclusivamente físicas los parámetros que definirán el...

**A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century“Engaging . . . Even those who resist Kaplan’s tragic sensibility have much to learn from his look at the emerging Middle East and its recent history.”—National ReviewFINALIST FOR THE OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB’S CORNELIUS RYAN AWARD**The Greater Middle East, which Robert D. Kapl...

**“Sweeping and replete with alluring detail . . . [a] haunting yet ultimately optimistic examination of the human condition as found in Romania.”—Alison Smale, The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the New York Times bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the world’s Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine, comes a riveting journey through one of Europe’s frontier countries—and a potent examination of the forces that will determine Eur...