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The Roundtable

Robert Kaplan's "Wasteland: A World in Permanent Crisis"

By Joe Donahue

Published January 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM EST

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Robert Kaplan for three decades reported on foreign affairs for “The Atlantic,” he was a member of the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board, and the Chief of Naval Operations Executive panel. "Foreign Policy" twice named him ‘one of the world’s top 100 global thinkers.’ He is the author of 23 books. The latest is “Wasteland: A World in Permanent Crisis.”

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