Aqeel Ahmad

 Review of the book. When Robert D. Kaplan talks, people listen. Kaplan has authored over a dozen books on subjects ranging from the conflicts of the Middle East to the wars of the Balkan Peninsula, and his uncanny ability to assess international trends has catapulted him onto Foreign Policy magazine’s list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers. In his latest book, Asia’s Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific, he demonstrates that the Southeast Asian littoral may very well be the locus of the most important clashes of the twenty-first century. Kaplan’s talents as an author complement his insightful analyses; his prose is lucid, informative, and accessible. The book is an excellent tool for exploring multiple classroom topics ranging from nationalism, geography, and diplomacy to military affairs, interstate competition, economic development, and authoritarianism. Most undergraduates, as well as high school students in honors or advanced placement courses, should ha...

By Aqeel Ahmad Gichki and Adeel  Ahmed Gichki  First published on World Geostrategic Insight on 15/03/2022         Impractical threats from the US are undermining its hegemonic role.  The West Policies to counter Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine are putting the entire so-called liberal institutionalist and democratic world at risk.  The world’s attention was focused on the West, particularly the United States to see what type of punitive actions they would take as they claimed against Russia and what penalties Russia would suffer if it invaded Ukraine. Russia has now taken the action and begun a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine. Still, the world has not seen any concrete steps taken by the NATO countries to contain the Russian aggression. So, what do these incidents tell the scholars of International Relations (IR)? The situation is once again forcing to observe the world realistically. As  John J. Mearsheimer  says in ...