Robert David Kaplan is an American journalist, currently a National Correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. His writings have also been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Republic, The National Interest, Foreign Affairs and The Wall Street Journal, among other newspapers and publications, and his more controversial essays about the nature of U.S. power have spurred debate in academia, the media, and the highest levels of government. A frequent theme in his work is the reemergence of cultural and historical tensions temporarily suspended during the Cold War.
One of the few periodicals I subscribe to. Actually, the only. I recommend reading the Rivalry in the Indian Ocean. I doubt more than a few people think about the importance of the Indian Ocean geopolitically. This is a thoughtful discourse by a good writer.
Is this the name of the book I read? I'm too lazy to look it up and remember. It was good- very much the al queda-is-the-enemy type book. But suspenseful and entertaining. The beginning has a relatively violent part if I remember correctly, but it was okay.