Robert D. Kaplan: ‘The search for critical minerals is a form of imperialism’

Robert D. Kaplan (New York, 1952), one of the most important geopolitical analysts of recent times, poses questions that have no answers... at least not yet. “For 80 years, Europe was in a state of dependency on the United States for its security protection. In other words, its politicians were raised in an atmosphere of dependency, just administering social welfare programs, not caring about defense that much,” he explains. That era of comfort seems to be coming to an end with Donald Trump as a resident of the White House. Now the question is whether Europe can unify without the American umbrella. “Will old-fashioned disputes between France and Germany come up? Will France be nervous about Germany re-arming? Will a small country like Slovakia or Belgium be able to prevent every other country from taking some action abroad? Things like that are now going to be important,” he says in a conversation with EL PAÍS.

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