04819cam a22004814i 4500 119417 119417 20347296 BJBSDDR 20230805181436.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 180206s2018 nyua b 001 0 eng 2018005845 9780812996791 (hardback) 0812996798 (hardback) 9780812996807 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- JZ 1480 K17r 2018 327.73 Kaplan, Robert D. (Robert David), 1952- 21276 The return of Marco Polo's world : war, strategy, and American interests in the twenty-first century / Robert D. Kaplan. First edition. New York : Random House, 2018. xiv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "A bracing assessment of U.S. foreign policy and world disorder over the past two decades, anchored by a major new Pentagon-commissioned essay about changing power dynamics among China, Eurasia, and America--from the renowned geopolitical analyst and bestselling author of The Revenge of Geography and The Coming Anarchy. In the late thirteenth century, Marco Polo began a decades-long trek from Venice to China. The strength of that Silk Road--the trade route between Europe and Asia--was a foundation of Kublai Khan's sprawling empire. Now, in the early twenty-first century, the Chinese regime has proposed a land-and-maritime Silk Road that duplicates exactly the route Marco Polo traveled. In the major lead essay, recently released by the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment, Robert D. Kaplan lays out a blueprint of the world's changing power politics that recalls the late thirteenth century. As Europe fractures from changes in culture and migration, Eurasia coheres into a single conflict system. China is constructing a land bridge to Europe. Iran and India are trying to link the oil fields of Central Asia to the Indian Ocean. America's ability to influence the power balance in Eurasia is declining. This is Kaplan's first collection of essays since his classic The Coming Anarchy was published in 2000. Drawing on decades of firsthand experience as a foreign correspondent and military embed for The Atlantic, as well as encounters with preeminent realist thinkers, Kaplan outlines the timeless principles that should shape America's role in a turbulent world: a respect for the limits of Western-style democracy; a delineation between American interests and American values; an awareness of the psychological toll of warfare; a projection of power via a strong navy; and more. From Kaplan's immediate thoughts on President Trump ("On Foreign Policy, Donald Trump Is No Realist," 2016) to a frank examination of what will happen in the event of war with North Korea ("When North Korea Falls," 2006), The Return of Marco Polo's World is a vigorous and honest reckoning with the difficult choices the United States will face in the years ahead. "These essays constitute a truly pathbreaking, brilliant synthesis and analysis of geographic, political, technological, and economic trends with far-reaching consequences. The Return of Marco Polo's World is another work by Robert D. Kaplan that will be regarded as a classic."--General David Petraeus (U.S. Army, Ret.)"-- Provided by publisher. "Drawing on decades of first-hand experience as a foreign correspondent and military embed for The Atlantic, Robert D. Kaplan makes a powerful, clear-eyed case for what timeless principles should shape America's role in the world: a respect for the limits of Western-style democracy; a delineation between American interests versus American values; an awareness of the psychological toll of warfare; a projection of military power via a strong navy; and more"-- Provided by publisher. Democracy Government policy United States. World politics 21st century. Politica mundial Siglo XXI 541 Democracia 411 Estados Unidos United States Foreign relations 21st century. United States Military policy. Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores Siglo XXI 74 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-05-17 0 JZ 1480 K17r 2018 00000169941 2023-05-17 00:00:00 1 2023-05-17 BK