“Human nature - the Thucydidean pantheon of fear, self-interest, and honor - makes for a world of incessant conflict and coercion.” Human NatureConflict Book:The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate Source: The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
“While the foreign policy elite in Washington focuses on the 8,000 deaths in a conflict in Syria – half a world away from the United States – more than 47,000 people have died in drug-related violence since 2006 in Mexico. A deeply troubled state as well as a demographic and economic giant on the United States’ southern border, Mexico will affect America’s destiny in coming decades more than any state or combination of states in the Middle East.” PeopleWorldWellsStatesAmericaUnitedHalfDestinyUnited StatesViolenceEconomicMiddlePolicyDrugConflictDiedEastDecadesCombinationBordersRelatedGiantsSouthernMexicoElitesForeign PolicyMiddle EastSyriaDemographics Author:Robert D. Kaplan
