." - "atlantic" correspondent robert kaplan discusses the geographic backdrop of the arab spring, american prosperity, and china's dilemma. it's just ahead on "global ethics forum." - our speaker is robert kaplan, who is no stranger to the carnegie council, as he has spoken here several times before. today, he will be discussing his latest book entitled, "revenge of geography: "what the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate." this work brings together his reflections as a foreign correspondent and everything he has seen and thought about over three decades of reporting.