Asynchronous geographies: Robert D. Kaplan, time and the geopolitical production of space

This paper investigates the chronopolitical approach in geopolitical discourse within the works of American author Robert D. Kaplan. It highlights the implicit temporal hierarchies on which he builds his geopolitical architecture and identifies the cultural substrate from which they originate: magazines, newspapers, and think tanks, in which Kaplan is perfectly integrated, influence Kaplan's own narrative, which is thus part of a larger trend. Finally, a different approach is proposed, aimed particularly at disarming the return of what is recognised as "classical geopolitics."