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Jun 3, 2021
NEW YORK – It is neither an accident nor a coincidence that China is committing what many call genocide against Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang and that Russia has jailed the dissident Alexei Navalny.
The Chinese need a quiescent Xinjiang because it is a key node of their Eurasia-spanning Belt and Road Initiative. The Kremlin needs government institutions to serve as a cover for wealth accumulation by a gangster elite, and thus sees Navalny as a major threat.
Both countries are in the grip of nervous autocratic systems that cannot afford to offer second chances to anyone. In carrying out their recent abuses, both have implicitly made certain calculations of how the United States and its allies will or will not respond.
The Stockbridge Library Association will host best-selling author and Stockbridge resident Robert D. Kaplan for a presentation about his new book, The Good American: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government s Greatest Humanitarian.
Kaplan will be in conversation with writer John Felton via Zoom at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 13. The Good American profiles the decades-long, behind-the-scenes work by a little-known State Department consultant.
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Departures Podcast with Robert D. Kaplan
By Editor | Published: February 24, 2021
It may be hard for many of our listeners to believe, but once upon a time US foreign policy could offer glimmers of astonishing humanitarianism, which was the case over the epic career of Robert (Bob) Gersony.
While other literary references have framed the actors leading US foreign interventions as “quiet” or “ugly,” Gersony’s life story offers a vision of the “good American,” and a reminder of the importance and strategic value of making decisions based on human rights and protecting refugees.
Veteran journalist and author Robert Kaplan joins the podcast to discuss his latest innovative work, “