The I Index

The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power

Maybe someday

40

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

24/100

Critics

7/100

Scholars

89/100

Author:

Robert D. Kaplan

Publisher:

Yale University Press

Date:

January 17, 2023

A meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy.

What The Reviewers Say

Francis P. Sempa,
The New York Journal of Books
...short but profound.
Tunku Varadarajan,
The Wall Street Journal
The Tragic Mind is Mr. Kaplan’s 21st book and the only one he has written as an act of self-flagellation.

Kirkus
Kaplan can often sound pompous and old-fashioned (not a new criticism), but the advice that military actions should be carefully thought through, and then thought through again, should be heeded by anyone who contributes to making life-and-death decisions. A road map for effective, well-considered policy..