Robert Kagan

DATE IMPORTED: February 27, 2019German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool

The new German question: What happens when Europe comes apart?

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. Picture taken November 30, 2018. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1AB6752940

The strongmen strike back

March 2019

The American flag flies at half staff at the US Capitol prior to the service for former President George H. W. Bush at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 03 December 2018. Shawn Thew/Pool via REUTERS - RC1FFB18A0B0

‘America First’ is only making the world worse. Here’s a better approach.

Antony J. Blinken and Robert Kagan

Friday, January 4, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visits in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Pool - RC160A790DB0

The US, Saudi Arabia, and global influence

Robert Kagan and Scott Simon

Saturday, November 24, 2018

World order without America?

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

The United Nations Security Council votes to approve a resolution at the U.N. headquarters in New York July 20, 2015. The United Nations Security Council on Monday endorsed a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, but it will be able to re-impose U.N. penalties during the next decade if Tehran breaches the historic agreement. REUTERS/Mike Segar - GF10000164772

The liberal world order

Robert Kagan and James Lindsay

Thursday, November 1, 2018

A T-72 tank, operated by a crew of the Luhansk People's Republic forces, fires at a target during a joint military drills with the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic forces at the Torez range outside the rebel-held city of Donetsk, Ukraine September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko - RC194B079440

The jungle grows back

Robert Kagan and Ian Drake

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends during the 29th Arab Summit in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia April 15, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC162FAFE140

The myth of the modernizing dictator

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to hold a news conference after participating in the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause - RC14C0578050

Preserving the liberal world order

Robert Kagan and Clifford May

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

A burnt house is seen in a village near Maungdaw, in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar, September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer - RC11C06BA010

Welcome to the jungle

Tuesday, October 16, 2018