Robert Kagan

Not to be confused with Robert Kegan or Donald Kagan.
Robert Kagan
Kagan in 2008
Born (1958-09-26) September 26, 1958 (age 66)
Athens, Greece
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (MPP)
American University (PhD)
Occupation(s)Columnist, political scientist
Political partyRepublican (before 2016)
Independent (since 2016)
SpouseVictoria Nuland
RelativesDonald Kagan (father)
Frederick Kagan (brother)
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Robert Kagan (/ˈkeɪɡən/; born September 26, 1958) is an American historian. He is a neoconservative[1] scholar. He is a critic of U.S. foreign policy and a leading advocate of liberal internationalism.[2][3]

A co-founder of the neoconservative Project for the New American Century,[4][5][6] he is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Kagan has been a foreign policy adviser to U.S. Republican presidential candidates as well as Democratic administrations via the Foreign Affairs Policy Board.[7] He wrote a monthly column on world affairs for The Washington Post. During the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, Kagan left the Republican Party due to the party's nomination of Donald Trump and endorsed the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, for president.[8]

  1. ^ Hudson, John (June 23, 2016). "Exclusive: Prominent GOP Neoconservative to Fundraise for Hillary Clinton". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Horowitz, Jason (June 16, 2014). "Events in Iraq Open Door for Interventionist Revival, Historian Says (Published 2014)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Moyn, Samuel (February 14, 2023). "Robert Kagan and Interventionism's Big Reboot". New Republic. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Stelzer, Irwin (2004). The neocon reader. New York: Grove Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-8021-4193-4. Robert Kagan... Co-founder with William Kristol of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC)
  5. ^ [1] About PNAC
  6. ^ PNAC. "Robert Kagan". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012. Robert Kagan is co-founder with William Kristol of the Project for the New American Century.
  7. ^ "Foreign Affairs Policy Board - BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kagan". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Khalek, Rania (July 25, 2016). "Robert Kagan and Other Neocons Are Backing Hillary Clinton". The Intercept. Retrieved August 22, 2023.