From the bestselling author of Balkan Ghosts and The Ends of the Earth comes a fascinating new book on the imminent global chaos that is as brilliant as it is necessary, as original as it is controversial.

The end of the Cold War has not ushered in the global peace and prosperity that many had anticipated. Environmental degradation is causing the rampant spread of famine and disease, and a rising number of nations are being torn by violent wars of fierce tribalism and trenchant regionalism. Our newest democracies, such as Russia and Venezuela, are bloody maelstroms of violence and crime, while America is beset with an alarmingly high number of apathetic citizens content to concern themselves with matters of entertainment and convenience. Bold, erudite, and profoundly important, The Coming Anarchy is a compelling must-read by one of today's most penetrating writers and provocative minds.

"Analytically daring.... Informed by a rock-solid, unwavering realism and an utter absence of sentimentality.... Kaplan is a knowledgeable and forceful polemicist who mixes the attributes of journalist and visionary." — The New York Times

"Ambitiously eclectic.... [Kaplan] is one of America's most engaging writers on contemporary international affairs." — The New York Times Book Review

罗伯特•D. 卡普兰（Robert D. Kaplan）

《大西洋月刊》资深记者，美国著名地缘政治分析家，曾被美《外交政策》杂志评为全球100大思想家之一。卡普兰是20世纪80年代第一位指出未来将在巴尔干地区爆发战争的美国作家。美国前总统克林顿和乔治•W. 布什都是卡普兰的读者，他的书使克林顿决定不向科索沃派兵，而布什也将他的书列在必读之首，《华盛顿邮报》刊登专文评论说，卡普兰影响了“布什的世界观”。