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The Tragic Mind
by Robert D. Kaplan
After supporting the Iraq war, Kaplan turns to Greek tragedy and Shakespeare for a sensibility of limits, fear and order. Short and confessional.
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you want a strategist's humility.
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Skip it if…
you want policy.
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Three things you will actually use
- Fear is wisdom.
- Order precedes freedom.
- Tragedy teaches limits.
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Read it in an evening.
Our verdict
Kaplan's tragedy.
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