Let’s talk about the Indian Ocean with Robert Kaplan’s 2010 book Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power (8/10).
TIME STAMPS
Introduction to the Monsoon and the Indian Ocean 0:00
I. Oman’s Enlightened Despot Qabus 2:04
II. India: Non-Aligned Democratic Counterweight, Modi’s Gujarat and Rickshaw Culture 3:13
III. Pakistan: Punjabis against Baluchistan and Sindh 5:38
IV. Bangladesh: Villages and Floods 6:36
V. Sri Lanka: Sinhalese Authoritarianism and Tamil Tigers Insurgency 7:23
VI. Burma: Permanent Insurgency against Military Junta, Thailand Factions 8:59
VII. Indonesia: Syncretic, Tolerant and Secular Democratic Islam Model 10:12
VIII. China’s Rise and African Development 12:36
IX. Piracy in Somalia and Zanzibar’s Failed Diversity 13:35
X. Robert Kaplan’s Conclusion 14:58
Evaluation and Concluding Thoughts 15:07
