robert kaplan is an assistant dean professor at harvard business school. kaplan is the author of a new book "what you're really meant to do." i don't know if this p and g case will become a harvard business sool case study. but you thought it was the right thing to do to bring loufly back. >> he's one of the great ceos this country ever had and he was a great ceo at p and g. he articulates a very clear vision, how they add value, what their competencies are. in particular that vision is always driven by the needs of the customer. so he talked about the need to adapt, to change, to keep moving forward, and i think that takes real decisiveness. what he'll bring to this company, he'll finish the restructuring, the cost-cutting but you'll see him focus very haef heavily on the customer. >> this feels like phil jackson coming back to coach the lakers one more time. i wonder what it says, though, p and g always had this reputation of being a place that minted the next generation of business leaders. do you agree wh that and number two the fact they went back to

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robert kaplan recently wrote that the most appropriate image of the present-day middle east is a medieval map where frontiers are not defined. what he called in his words a world of vague and overshadowing influence. this tumultuous landscape presents a new set of security challenges to the united states and our allies. serious civil wars are putting stock piles of chemical weapons and advanced weapons and threat of violence to spill across its borders. the assad regime and lebanese hezbollah, the destabilizing actions in the gulf and nuclear ambitions all pose a clear threat to the united states, israel and the nations of the gulf cooperation council in the wider world. meanwhile, as al qaeda has been substantially weakened, affiliated new terrorist groups are seeking new foot holds in the region. president obama has been clear that the national security interest in the middle east include security of israel, supporting our allies, fighting terrorism, preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, pursuing middle east peace and playing a stabilizing role with our regional partners and

robert kaplan recently wrote in the most appropriate image of the present-day middle east is a medievalmap where frontiers are not clearly and precisely defined. what he called in his words a world of fake and overlapping shadows. this tumultuous landscape presents a new set of security challenges for united states and our allies. syria's civil war stockpiling chemical weapons and advanced chemical weapons at risk. the escalation of violence threatens to spill across the borders. iran support for the assad regime and lebanese hezbollah, its destabilidestabili zing activities in the persian gulf and is her ambitions all pose a clear threat to the united states, israel and the nations of the cooperation council and the wider world. meanwhile even as al qaeda has been substantially weakened in recent years, affiliated new terrorist groups are seeking new foothold in the region. president obama has been very clear that america's national security interests in the middle east include the security of israel, supporting our allies, fighting terrorism, preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear w