The document summarizes key topics and people from Robert D. Kaplan's book "Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History". It discusses the nature of travel in the Balkans prior to the 1990s and how it involved confronting issues of the century. It also profiles authoritarian leaders from the Balkans during World War 2 like Ante Pavelić and Ion Antonescu who were responsible for large death tolls. Finally, it examines Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu, the communist leaders of Romania from 1967 to 1989, who imposed brutal policies and were guilty of genocide.