The Cold War went on for so long that it bred a kind of worldwide military establishment. Even when budgets went down in the early and mid-nineties, it didn't really affect it. Robert D. Kaplan affectbreedbudget Change image and share on social
It is a cliche these days to observe that the United States now possesses a global empire - different from Britain's and Rome's but an empire nonetheless. Robert D. Kaplan britainclicheday Change image and share on social
The United States is not overdeployed or overextended with deployments in 150 countries on any given year. On any given week we have about 65 deployments. Robert D. Kaplan countrydeploymentoverdeployed Change image and share on social
What happened on September 11th is at least, theoretically, small stuff compared to what can happen. Robert D. Kaplan 11thcomparehappen Change image and share on social
A lot of the changes are so gradual that they don't even qualify as news, or even as interesting: they're so mundane that we just take them for granted. But history shows that it's the mundane changes that are more important than the dramatic 'newsworthy' events. Robert D. Kaplan dramaticeventgradual share on social
The first thing to recognize not just about Afghanistan but about any poor undeveloped country is that as big as it looks on the map, it's much bigger when you're there. Robert D. Kaplan afghanistanbigcountry Change image and share on social
The more dynamic the capitalistic expansion, the greater the disparity. It is from the disparity that we are going to get all the political upheaval for the next few years. Robert D. Kaplan capitalisticdisparitydynamic Change image and share on social
The most important thing I learned as a foreign correspondent in about 80 countries is that it takes a very shallow knowledge of history to think that there are solutions to most problems. Robert D. Kaplan correspondentcountryforeign Change image and share on social
We talk a lot about individual rights, but in fact Americans are very willing to give up our individual rights if it means our property values will be protected, and so on. Robert D. Kaplan americanfactgive Change image and share on social
