Wherever you have weakening states and turmoil, you will have a fertile petri dish for terrorism.
Robert D. KaplanIt is time to understand the environment for what it is: the national security issue of the early twenty-first century.
Robert D. KaplanIf you travel around America you see different sections of highways donated by this or that person, and that's a slow beginning of what may end up being a situation common in the Third World: some sections of highways in wealthy areas are beautifully maintained and other parts are just dirt-strewn potholes.
Robert D. Kaplan