Videos

Author and journalist Robert Kaplan explored the life of Bob Gersony, a freelance contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and how his reports from war zones imp…

The Center for the National Interest hosted a discussion on potential U.S. policy options in Syria. The panelists discussed the importance of defeating ISIS* rather than removing Syrian Pres…

Robert Kaplan, a contributing editor with The Atlantic, talked about his book, In Europe’s Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond.

Robert Kaplan talked about his book, Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific, in which he discusses China’s efforts to control the South China Sea, a body of wat…

Former State and Defense Department officials and former Middle East adviser Dennis Ross talked about President Obama’s challenges in foreign policy and national challenges. Topics included …

Robert Kaplan, the chief geopolitical analyst at Stratfor, discussed the role that geography has played in shaping world events and talked about the role it will play in the future. He was i…

Robert Kaplan talked about the geopolitical importance of the Indian Ocean region to U.S. power and security in the 21st century. He argued that the shift in the global balance would make th…

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg opened a day-long conference on the future of U.S. foreign policy with a speech about U.S. foreign policy priorities. Following his remarks diplomat…

Panelists talked about recent presidential elections in Afghanistan, counterinsurgency strategy, and the future role of the U.S. military in the region. They also talked about the strategic …

A panel discussion was held on a Center for a New American Security paper, The Power of Balance: America in Asia, addressing the foreign policy and national security challenge in Asia,. Top…

Robert Kaplan talked about his book Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground, published by Random House. He provided a ground-level portrait…

Robert Kaplan talked about his book Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground, published by Random House. He spent time with the U.S. Armed Forces in several countries around the…

Robert Kaplan was interviewed about his life and work. He also responded to telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail from viewers. Robert Kaplan is a correspondent for the Atlantic …

The American Enterprise Institute held a discussion on controlling information during wartime. Panelists talked about the dissemination of classified information, the relationship between th…

Robert Kaplan, correspondent for Atlantic Monthly, talked about the U.S. military and its operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the changes called for by President George W. Bush and Defense S…

Mr. Kaplan talked about his book, Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucases, published by Random House. In his book and talk, Mr. Kaplan examines the soc…

Robert Kaplan discussed his article in the new Atlantic Monthly magazine on how the U.S., as the ruler of a global empire, should operate to preserve its imperium. He responded to audience t…

Author Robert Kaplan talked about his book Warrior Politics, published by Random House, with Council on Foreign Relations Director Garrick Utley. Touching on the work of ancient philosophers…

Mr. Wright and Mr. Kaplan debated the condition of the world in 2010. Mr. Wright talked about some of the themes of his book, Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, published by Pantheon Books…

Author Robert Kaplan talked about his book The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero, published by Oxford University Press. The author examined the origin of zero, how the symbol for it…