When you have a hammer, all problems start to look like nails. But nations without great military power face the opposite danger: When you don't have a hammer, you don't want anything to look like nails.
The thing that I would say is that U.S. power is not eternal. I am not saying that it won't come to an end. Because it will. - 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 an end. Because it will.
- 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
Foreign policy is like hitting a baseball: if you fail 70 percent of the time, you go to the Hall of Fame.
I think most Americans believe that although it's better not to use military force if you can avoid it, that the world simply doesn't provide us 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 simply doesn't provide us the …
If a caterpillar doesn't know its future has wings, it hardly experiences itself as land-bound. - Robert Kagan
If a caterpillar doesn't know its future has wings, it hardly experiences itself as land-bound.
I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition. - Robert Kagan
I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.
Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are incre… - Robert Kagan
Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are incre…
In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides… - Robert Kagan
In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides…
International order is not an evolution; it is an imposition. It is the domination of one vision over others- in this case, the domination of liberal… - Robert Kagan
International order is not an evolution; it is an imposition. It is the domination of one vision over others- in this case, the domination of liberal…
When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies,… - Robert Kagan
When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies,…
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