Rumbo a Tartaria

Overview

Over the course of an unforgettable journey through one of the planet's most fascinating and volatile regions, Robert D. Kaplan constructs a sort of political atlas spanning from Hungary and Romania to Turkey, Syria, Israel, and the Caucasus. The incredible stories of unforgettable characters' contrast with the tragic history of this region, the new border between East and West.

Author Biography

Robert D. Kaplan is an editor for The Atlantic and contributes to numerous publications, including the Washington Post, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. As a specialist in the analysis of American foreign policy, he was appointed a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and has served as a consultant to the United States Army Special Forces.