Robert D. Kaplan: The Return of Marco Polo's World (War Strategy & U.S. Interests in the 21st Century)

In the late 13th century, Marco Polo began a decades-long trek from Venice to China. Now, in the early 21st century, the Chinese regime has proposed a land-and-maritime Silk Road that duplicates exactly the route Marco Polo traveled and is changing America's ability to influence the power balance in the region. What are the principles that should shape America's role in a turbulent world? Robert Kaplan is a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a senior advisor at Eurasia Group. He is the best-selling author of "The Revenge of Geography" and "The Coming Anarchy."
2018