Robert D. Kaplan
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wo 25 jun 202520:00Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den HaagGrote zaal
Rang 1 Normaal € 27,50 Jongeren t/m 30 jaar € 17,50 Rang 2 Normaal € 23 Jongeren t/m 30 jaar € 17,50 Rang 3 Normaal € 18,50 Jongeren t/m 30 jaar € 17,50 Rang 4 Normaal € 13,50
In English
The guest is the renowned American journalist and political writer Robert D. Kaplan. He will be interviewed by Dutch journalist and former US correspondent Michael Persson about his new book WASTE LAND: A World in Permanent Crisis in which Kaplan explores how we have ended up in this seemingly permanent crisis – and what future awaits us. Kaplan looks to the past and literature, including T.S. Eliot's poem from which the title is derived, to interpret the contemporary geopolitical situation. He particularly draws a comparison with the Weimar Republic, which faced a series of crises that had global repercussions.
There will be a book signing session afterward. His books (both Dutch and English) will be available for purchase at the event.
About Robert D. Kaplan
Robert D. Kaplan is the author of more than twenty books on foreign policy and travel, including The Revenge of Geography and Monsoon, which have been translated worldwide. Additionally, he wrote about foreign policy for The Atlantic for over thirty years. He is the chair of the Geopolitics Department at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and has been named one of Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers twice.
About Michael Persson
Michael Persson (1971) studied aerospace engineering and was a science journalist for years. Between 2015 and 2021 he was the US correspondent for Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant. About this period he wrote the book De val van Amerika (The fall of America – messages from a broken land).
About Crossing Border
Crossing Border is one of the oldest and most innovative music and literature festivals in Europe, and the leading international festival of its kind in The Netherlands. Since 1992, they have been welcoming the biggest names in music and literature, as well as showcasing new and exciting talent from The Netherlands and beyond. The festival editions have been taking place in our venues Theater aan het Spui or Koninklijke Schouwburg for the past years.
The programme is part of Road to Summit The Hague, see the full programme on roadtosummit.nl