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Robert D. Kaplan
American
Journalist
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The more dynamic the capitalistic expansion, the greater the disparity. It is from the disparity that we are going to get all the political upheaval for the next few years.
Robert D. Kaplan,
American
Journalist
#Years
The most important thing I learned as a foreign correspondent in about 80 countries is that it takes a very shallow knowledge of history to think that there are solutions to most problems.
Robert D. Kaplan,
American
Journalist
#Problems
#History
#Knowledge
#Countries
What happened on September 11th is at least, theoretically, small stuff compared to what can happen.
Robert D. Kaplan,
American
Journalist
It is development, not poverty, that causes upheaval and terrorism.
Robert D. Kaplan,
American
Journalist
#Poverty
#Development
#Causes
#Terrorism
It is a cliche these days to observe that the United States now possesses a global empire - different from Britain's and Rome's but an empire nonetheless.
Robert D. Kaplan,
American
Journalist
#Now
#states
#United
#Rome