Robert Kagan

The American flag flies at half staff at the U.S. Capitol Building on the fifth day of the impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A superpower, like it or not

March/April 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Hickory Regional Airport in Hickory, North Carolina U.S., November 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

It’s up to the people to foil Trump’s plot against democracy

Friday, October 30, 2020

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) arrives to a luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

American democracy needs Mitt Romney to reconsider

Friday, September 25, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC18B0FCE660

If we legitimize Trump’s behavior, it’ll be open season on our politics

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

A woman walks past a Likud party election campaign banner depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv, Israel September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Corinna Kern - RC1492F8E7E0

Israel and the decline of the liberal order

Thursday, September 12, 2019

U.S. Reps Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) hold a news conference after Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved to formally condemn President Donald Trump's attacks on the four minority congresswomen on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott - RC1EC5321920

We are all “the Squad” now

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

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

U.S. President Donald Trump stands with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as he delivers remarks on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1BB77F6CD0

The world America made—and Trump wants to unmake

Friday, September 28, 2018

A Russian national flag is seen at the roof of the Russian embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - RTSO9OJ

Russia’s ability to manipulate U.S. elections is a national security issue, not a political one

Thursday, March 9, 2017

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America’s Dangerous Aversion to Conflict

Friday, September 5, 2014