Robert Kagan

International order is not an evolution; it is an imposition. It is the domination of one vision over others- in this case,…

— Robert Kagan

Americans are from Mars, Europeans are from Venus: they agree on little and understand each other less and less.

— Robert Kagan

The thing that I would say is that U.S. power is not eternal. I am not saying that it won't come to…

— Robert Kagan

If a caterpillar doesn't know its future has wings, it hardly experiences itself as land-bound.

— Robert Kagan

Obviously the administration intends to publicize all the weapons of mass destruction U.S. forces find - and there will be plenty.

— Robert Kagan

“Americans, in foreign policy, are torn to the point of schizophrenia. They are reluctant, than aggressive; asleep at the switch, then quick…

— Robert Kagan

Under our Constitution, military leaders have no choice but to endorse the president's decision after giving him their best advice.

— Robert Kagan

“Foreign policy is like hitting a baseball: if you fail 70 percent of the time, you go to the Hall of Fame.”

— Robert Kagan

Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are…

— Robert Kagan

It is true that I have known Straussians almost all my life. And the one thing I was taught about them from…

— Robert Kagan

I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.

— Robert Kagan

Well, I think he's right to notice that there is a difference in attitudes and even in the broadest sense of world…

— Robert Kagan

When you have a hammer, all problems start to look like nails. But nations without great military power face the opposite danger:…

— Robert Kagan

I left Russia in 1993 optimistic that democracy had taken hold despite the obstacles.

— Robert Kagan

When you have a hammer, all problems start to look like nails.

— Robert Kagan

In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the…

— Robert Kagan

I think most Americans believe that although it's better not to use military force if you can avoid it, that the world…

— Robert Kagan

Britain has taken itself out as a major player in the international system, at least for a while, with the kind of…

— Robert Kagan

International order is not an evolution; it is an imposition. It is the domination of one vision over others- in this case,…

— Robert Kagan

When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies, the United States…

— Robert Kagan