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Tag Archives: Robert Kaplan
Churchill
I have been thinking about Winston Churchill alot these days. There is a chapter on what Churchill can teach us about foreign policy (and other things) in Robert Kaplan’s Warrior Politics, which I am reading now. Picking up this book … Continue reading
Focus on Croatia
Zagreb Rebecca West’s classic travelogue of Yugoslavia, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, begins at the railway station in Zagreb, Croatia, 1937. Robert Kaplan, following her trail in 1989, begins his book Balkan Ghosts at the same railway station. In 1918, … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkan Ghosts, Balkans, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Rebecca West, Robert Kaplan
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Focus on Croatia
Religion The best way to describe the split in the Croatian Catholic Church is to talk about Bishop Josip Strossmayer and Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac. (I am stealing this device blatantly from Robert Kaplan). But first: A bit of theology. During … Continue reading
Focus on: Hungary
The snow is falling outside, my kitchen is lit by candles, I had a fabulous writing group last night, I am happy. I have been going through my materials on Hungary, trying to figure out what I want to focus … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkans, Hungary, Robert Kaplan, Roman empire, Yugoslavia
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Focus on Hungary
Culture There is a huge blank in my knowledge, as far as Hungary is concerned. My notes start in the 800 ADs, and then they skip to World War I. So my apologies for that. One of the many cool … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkan Ghosts, Balkans, Hungary, politics, Robert Kaplan
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Macedonia, Again
Competing claims I have two passages on Macedonia (and the wider world of the Balkans) to share from Roberrt Kaplan’s influential book Balkan Ghosts. As I said yesterday, my understanding of the Macedonian situation is tenuous, at best, and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkan Ghosts, Balkans, Macedonia, politics, Robert Kaplan, war, Yugoslavia
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Azeri Culture
Azerbaijan has been marched over by different empires over the millennia, absorbing, assimilating, intermingling, intermarrying. This has created a culture which is rich. A fusion of different elements. It has also led to a confusion in the populace. Who are … Continue reading
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Tagged Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Imperium, Robert Kaplan, Ryszard Kapuściński
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Collisions
“China is part of the Asian continent; Pakistan, part of the Asian subcontinent, which also includes India, Bangladesh, and part of Nepal. They are, literally, worlds — and at one time, an entire ocean — apart. The triangular continental plate … Continue reading