Geopolitics in the 21st Century with Robert D Kaplan

Policy Exchange was privileged to host Robert D Kaplan, one of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about global affairs, for a discussion on geopolitics and America’s changing role in the world.
This event was help at Policy Exchange on 25th April 2017.

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

PRC China is running the show in Asia now with RCEP & OBOR, without the United State's participation in the TPP to balance it. Asian Countries and groupings like ASEAN are exposed to PRC China's economic coercion as we have seen, to align themselves to it's hegemonic agenda. I foresee that this is the start of the end for the United States in the Asia Pacific region.

[@aconcernedworldcitizen236]

Not neccessarliy. Although you are right, it makes ASEAN consider the RCEP more seriously - but still there are great hurdles. If nothing else, China is still exceedingly unpopular in the region. Domestically, there is a enourmous political resistence for ASEAN nations to acquiesce to closer trade ties with China than they already have

[@Sharing955]

Please, explain me the words meaning PRC, RCEP and OBOR

[@Jackisano]

PRC = People's Republic of China: The current Chinese regime.
RCEP = Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: A proposed free-trade agreement among 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
OBOR = One Belt One Road Initiative: China's initiative to increase trade across Eurasia through a series of infrastructure projects.

[@davidchan9660]

Robert D. Kaplan is right.

[@markuscollins8525]

Zach Paikin? As in Steve Paikins son?

[@srdxxx]

The US experience in the Philippines was nothing like Iraq. For many reasons it was much more positive, as was shown during the Second World War.

[@bashirmohamed7982]

full spectrum dominance

[@MAESTRAN]

Buen canal de geopolitica, no te lo puedes perder es el mejor análisis
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[@shepherdsknoll8]

Maybe the US had a “moral responsibility “ to lead after WWII , but we did it primarily to beat the Soviet Union.

[@thomasfranklin9166]

for me the question is whether kaplan deliberately masks whats going because hes under control, or he honestly doesnt understand things, I thing its the first

[@aconcernedworldcitizen236]

Can you elaborate? I thought Kaplan's presentation was quite impressive. Although it doesn't delve into Energy Policy which is fairly critical about what is driving Russian foreign policy. But otherwise, its pretty good as a general overview.

[@view1st]

A combination of the two perhaps…?

[@ramatgan1]

These so called experts. In 2003 i'd love to know this Kaplan opinion on Iraq.

[@yttean98]

sure the title of this talk is correct? the title should be named as US's geopolitics in the 21st century. If that's the case I wouldn't be watching, what a watse of time.

[@davidrapalyea7727]

State Department expertise? Hillary Clinton and Libya come to mind.

[@Gordian1095]

Facism and Communism, two sides of the same coin. Do the research.

[@nushratjahannabila7047]

O great intellectual could you pls cite your sources?

[@youngcharles793]

As USA is occupied with rim land by navy, Geopolitic will not be change by USA force even China challenge against USA in South East Asia sea.

[@johnwilliams9296]

Your english is terrible

[@laszlokovacs6154]

John Williams Not everybody was born with the name John Duchefag Williams

[@JMM333]

@@laszlokovacs6154 hahaha

[@ossy8074]

this guy has lost it he is totally cofused

[@aconcernedworldcitizen236]

Which part did Keplan get confused?