Robert Kagan
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Robert Kagan (/ˈkeɪɡən/; born September 26, 1958) is an American neoconservative[1] scholar. He is a critic of U.S. foreign policy and a leading advocate of liberal interventionism.[2][3]
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Born | (1958-09-26) September 26, 1958 (age 65) |
Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (MPP) American University (PhD) |
Political party | Republican (before 2016) Independent (since 2016) |
Spouse | Victoria Nuland |
Relatives | Donald Kagan (father) Frederick Kagan (brother) |
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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 writes 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]