Kaplan, Robert D.

Contains essays discussing the United States place in the changing geopolitical environment covering foreign policy, military and limitations of Western democracy.

Explores how American imperialism and the Global War on Terrorism are being implemented throughout the world, describing missions in remote parts of the world and their impact on world affairs.

Author's account of his travels through the Balkan countries and a history of the region.

The insights, discoveries, and theories of great geographers and geopolitical thinkers of the past look back at critical pivots in history and then look forward at the evolving global scene.

The author explores the history of the Balkan Peninsula on his travels through the former Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece.

Author's account of his travels through the Balkan countries and a history of the region.

Account of the author's travels through West Africa, Egypt and Iran, Central Asia, India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia, areas of the world that are being torn apart by cultural rivalries and the re-emergence of ethnic divisiveness.

Attempts to determine whether or not the United States should become involved when violence breaks out in other countries.