Robert Kagan

Robert Kagan is one of those names I can't read neutrally, because his ideas have genuinely shaped American foreign policy debates. Co-founding the Project for the New American Century puts him squarely in the neoconservative camp, yet I find him more interesting than that label suggests, given his Brookings perch and his advocacy for liberal internationalism. Born in Athens to an academic family and Yale-educated, he writes like someone who actually wrestles with the burden of American power rather than sloganeering. I don't have to agree with his conclusions to think he's worth reading. Columnists who argue from a coherent worldview, agree or not, are increasingly rare.

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Name (English)

Robert Kagan

Name (Japanese)

ロバート・ケーガン

Reading

ろばーと・けーがん

Born

September 26, 1958 (age 67)

Origin

Athens, Central Athens Regional Unit, Greece

Occupation

political scientist / writer / historian

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dog

High school

North Haven High School

University

Yale College

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Kagan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711031

Tags

• Central Athens Regional Unit
• political scientist
• writer
• historian

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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