false 33691 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 33691 4 1168847 2000 The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War total:193|5:43|4:71|3:66|2:9|1:4| 193 719 266 19 6970 3.87 1943 279 27575718 667234 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 188 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 4 0 false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 17:43:56 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 00:50:25 -0700 2008 The book was published in 2000, so its age is showing to a degree. A lot of what Kaplan predicted has come true, although he missed some calls, and some is still to b...more...]]> 18198482 298978 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 5 0 false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 11:39:19 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 12:21:37 -0700 2008
His treatment of the unraveling of Africa through famine, drought, disease and America's foisting o...more...]]> 11986410 578492 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 3 0 false Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Jan 08 12:25:30 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 12:34:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 14936399 885754 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 4 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Fri Feb 08 15:12:40 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 15:12:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 17372414 746042 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 4 0 false Sun Mar 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 10:25:56 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 09 10:41:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 77040124 2386989 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 4 0 false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 15:31:56 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 15:46:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 47163941 341677 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Feb 22 12:01:22 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 12:09:19 -0800 2009 15229561 690315 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 3 0 false Sun Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 12 07:38:12 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 27 19:34:02 -0700 2008
I read it to contrast much of "The World Is Flat" by Friedman, and it does in fact contrast it.

My problem with this series of articles is that I don't think I actually understand many of the...more...]]> 70117577 2693197 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 3 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 04 21:26:27 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 21:27:29 -0700 2009 1071539 76648 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 3 0 false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun May 06 19:50:51 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:01:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 60632542 2421181 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 5 0 false Mon Jun 22 08:39:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 08:40:57 -0700 2009 47118821 1956437 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Feb 21 23:17:14 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 23:17:46 -0800 2009 82925 9238 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 3 0 false Thu Mar 05 17:46:29 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 23 12:34:17 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 05 17:46:29 -0800 2009 Democracies do not always make societies more civil — but they do always mercilessly expose the health of the societies in which they operate. - from Coming Anarchy

Relevant and foreboding even while we act out some of it's prophecies... against a lot I stand for but still happy to take...more...]]> 78411955 2702758 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 4 0 false Fri Nov 20 05:39:12 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 13:05:34 -0800 2009 http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/199402/an...

Quiet dark but probably realistic view on the coming problems in the world.]]> 7426014 506296 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 10:21:15 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 10:21:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1270403 84027 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 3 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu May 17 08:33:44 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:36:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 48817558 1413687 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 4 0 false Thu Sep 24 19:51:47 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 11:27:45 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 19:51:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 10462631 35416 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat Dec 15 07:56:19 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 07:57:17 -0800 2007 26434235 1077319 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 3 0 false Sun Jul 06 09:25:36 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 09:25:53 -0700 2008 81325965 2516655 33691 037570759X 9780375707599 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633m/33691.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168455633s/33691.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33691.The_Coming_Anarchy_Shattering_the_Dreams_of_the_Post_Cold_War 3.73 193 Balkan Ghosts, The Ends of the Earth). For those unacquainted with Kaplan, however, The Coming Anarchy is a fine introduction to one of the most important voices on the future of society and international relations. Kaplan mixes the intense reportage of a travel writer with the sharp wisdom of a foreign-policy expert to deliver what he calls "an unrelenting record of uncomfortable truths, of the kind that many of us implicitly acknowledge but will not publicly accept." The Coming Anarchy is also a disturbing book: Kaplan's vision of the future is a bleak one, full of ethnic conflict as the world falls away from a cold war that at least provided a kind of stability in even the shakiest of countries. That's gone now, of course, and Kaplan's descriptions of life and politics in Sierra Leone, Russia, India, and elsewhere are keenly troubling. Much of the book--but not all of it--has already seen print, mainly on the pages of The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. It is brief in length but not in importance. --John J. Miller ]]> 2000 0 0 false Thu Dec 17 14:37:13 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 14:37:13 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=33691