Robert D Kaplan Rober D Kaplan is chair in geopolitics at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a US-based think tank. Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them. 5 October 2022, 06:25 AM Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them. 5 October 2022, 06:25 AM