Adriático

For centuries, the territories bathed by the Adriatic Sea have been a meeting point for an effervescent commercial and cultural exchange. There the paths of the West and the East constantly intersect, Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims coexist, and the Latin and Balkan universes share a gaze. Now, when the geopolitical map of Europe has shifted south, towards a Mediterranean bordering Africa and the Middle East, the Adriatic region is about to achieve a new relevance, not just continental, but global. It is an area where the new populisms, the energy battles, the refugee crises and the renewed power of Russia and China are lived in the foreground. In this revealing book, Robert D. Kaplan offers a surprising combination of travel literature, historical essay and, above all, accurate geopolitical analysis, to learn about the recent European past and the medium-term world future.