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Robert Kagan is co-founder with [[William Kristol]] of the [[Project for the New American Century]]. He is a senior associate at the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]], a contributing editor at the [[Weekly Standard]], and a columnist for the [[Washington Post]].<ref>Robert Kagan, [http://newamericancentury.org/robertkaganbio.htm Robert Kagan], Project for the New American Century, accessed 26 May 2009.</ref>
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'''Robert William Kagan''' is co-founder with [[William Kristol]] of the [[Project for the New American Century]]. He is an International Patron of the [[Henry Jackson Society]] and a senior associate at the [[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]], a contributing editor at the [[Weekly Standard]], and a columnist for the [[Washington Post]].<ref>Robert Kagan, [http://newamericancentury.org/robertkaganbio.htm Robert Kagan], Project for the New American Century, accessed 26 May 2009.</ref>
  
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Kagan was born in Athens, Greece, in 1958.<ref>[http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/staff/index.cfm?fa=expert_view&expert_id=16 Robert Kagan], Carnegie Endowment for International Peace], accessed 26 May 2009.</ref> He holds a bachelor's degree from Yale College, a master's degree in public policy and international relations from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and a Ph.D. in history from American University.<ref>Robert Kagan, [http://newamericancentury.org/robertkaganbio.htm Robert Kagan], Project for the New American Century, accessed 26 May 2009.</ref>
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Kagan was born in Athens, Greece, in 1958.<ref>[http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/staff/index.cfm?fa=expert_view&expert_id=16 Robert Kagan], Carnegie Endowment for International Peace], accessed 26 May 2009.</ref> He holds a bachelor's degree from Yale College, a master's degree in public policy and international relations from Harvard University's [[Kennedy School of Government]], and a Ph.D. in history from American University.<ref>Robert Kagan, [http://newamericancentury.org/robertkaganbio.htm Robert Kagan], Project for the New American Century, accessed 26 May 2009.</ref>
  
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In 1981, Kagan was Assistant Editor at the [[Public Interest]]. In 1983, he served as foreign policy advisor to Congressman [[Jack Kemp]] and as Special Assistant to the Deputy Director of the [[United States Information Agency]].  From 1984-1985, he was a member of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff and principal speechwriter to Secretary of State [[George P. Schultz]]. From 1985-1988, he was Deputy for Policy in the State Department's Bureau of Inter-American Affairs.<ref>Robert Kagan, [http://newamericancentury.org/robertkaganbio.htm Robert Kagan], Project for the New American Century, accessed 26 May 2009.</ref>  
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In 1981, Kagan was Assistant Editor at the [[Public Interest]]. In 1983, he served as foreign policy advisor to Congressman [[Jack Kemp]] and as Special Assistant to the Deputy Director of the [[United States Information Agency]].  From 1984-1985, he was a member of the [[State Department]]'s Policy Planning Staff and principal speechwriter to [[Secretary of State]] [[George P. Shultz]]. From 1985-1988, he was Deputy for Policy in the State Department's Bureau of Inter-American Affairs.<ref>Robert Kagan, [http://newamericancentury.org/robertkaganbio.htm Robert Kagan], Project for the New American Century, accessed 26 May 2009.</ref>  
  
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According to independent counsel Lawrence E. Walsh, Kagan obtained $25,000 from [[Oliver North]]'s secret cache of funds to continue the operations of the [[Contras]] political office in Washington in 1986. He was serving as [[Elliott Abrams]]' special assistant for the State Department's office of public diplomacy at the time.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall:The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-up, W.W. Norton & Company, 1997, p.107.</ref>
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According to independent counsel [[Lawrence E. Walsh]], Kagan obtained $25,000 from [[Oliver North]]'s secret cache of funds to continue the operations of the [[Contras]] political office in Washington in 1986. He was [[Elliott Abrams]]' special assistant for the State Department's office of public diplomacy at the time.<ref>Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall:The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-up, W.W. Norton & Company, 1997, p.107.</ref>
  
 
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*[http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3460246.html ''Power and Weakness: Why the United States and Europe see the world differently''], Hoover Institution, Policy Review No. 113, June & July 2002.
 
*[http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3460246.html ''Power and Weakness: Why the United States and Europe see the world differently''], Hoover Institution, Policy Review No. 113, June & July 2002.
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*BBC Four Profile, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/profile/robert-kagan.shtml Robert Kagan]
 
*BBC Four Profile, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/profile/robert-kagan.shtml Robert Kagan]
  
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Person.png Robert Kagan  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(neoconservative, deep state operative?)
Robert Kagan Fot Mariusz Kubik 02.jpg
BornSeptember 26, 1958
Athens, Greece
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University, Harvard/Kennedy School, American University
ReligionJew
ParentsDonald Kagan
SpouseVictoria Nuland
Founder ofProject for the New American Century
Member ofAmerican Committee for Peace in Chechnya, Henry Jackson Society/International Patrons, Marshall Memorial Fellowship, Project for the New American Century, Skull and Bones, The American Academy in Berlin/Distinguished Visitors, Trilateral Commission
PartyRepublican
RelativesFrederick Kagan

Robert William Kagan is co-founder with William Kristol of the Project for the New American Century. He is an International Patron of the Henry Jackson Society and a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a contributing editor at the Weekly Standard, and a columnist for the Washington Post.[1]

Kagan was born in Athens, Greece, in 1958.[2] He holds a bachelor's degree from Yale College, a master's degree in public policy and international relations from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and a Ph.D. in history from American University.[3]

In 1981, Kagan was Assistant Editor at the Public Interest. In 1983, he served as foreign policy advisor to Congressman Jack Kemp and as Special Assistant to the Deputy Director of the United States Information Agency. From 1984-1985, he was a member of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff and principal speechwriter to Secretary of State George P. Shultz. From 1985-1988, he was Deputy for Policy in the State Department's Bureau of Inter-American Affairs.[4]

According to independent counsel Lawrence E. Walsh, Kagan obtained $25,000 from Oliver North's secret cache of funds to continue the operations of the Contras political office in Washington in 1986. He was Elliott Abrams' special assistant for the State Department's office of public diplomacy at the time.[5]

Publications

Books

  • A Twilight Struggle: American Power and Nicaragua, 1977-1990, Free Press, 1996.
  • co-edited with William Kristol, Present Dangers: Crisis and Opportunity in American Foreign Policy, Encounter Books, 2000.
  • Of Paradise and Power , Knopf, 2003.
  • Dangerous Nation: America’s Place in the World from its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the 20th Century, Knopf, 2006.
  • The Return of History and the End of Dreams, Knopf, 2008.

Articles


 

A Document by Robert Kagan

TitleDocument typePublication dateSubject(s)Description
Document:Open Letter to Erdoganopen letter30 March 20162016 Turkish coup attempt
Justice and Development Party
PKK		Open letter from a number of neocon deep state actors warning Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan to change his ways. The letter was published three months before the failed 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/20043 June 20046 June 2004Italy
Stresa		The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests
Brussels Forum/2007Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/2008Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/200920 March 200922 March 2009Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/201223 March 201224 March 2012Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund.
Brussels Forum/20188 March 201810 March 2018Belgium
Brussels		Annual 3 day spooky get-together of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and German Marshall Fund. Discussed the "Fight for Economic Equality".
Munich Security Conference/201717 February 201719 February 2017Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 53rd Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/201812 February 201814 February 2018Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 54th Munich Security Conference
WEF/Annual Meeting/200421 January 200425 January 2004World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/201422 January 201425 January 2014World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"

 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Ukraine is the latest neocon disasterArticle27 June 2022Jeffrey SachsThe same neocons who turned the Middle East into a disaster area are now creating a similar catastrophe in Ukraine – for Ukrainians and for the rest of the world, argues Prof Jeffrey Sachs<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a>
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References

  1. ↑ Robert Kagan, Robert Kagan, Project for the New American Century, accessed 26 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Robert Kagan, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace], accessed 26 May 2009.
  3. ↑ Robert Kagan, Robert Kagan, Project for the New American Century, accessed 26 May 2009.
  4. ↑ Robert Kagan, Robert Kagan, Project for the New American Century, accessed 26 May 2009.
  5. ↑ Lawrence E. Walsh, Firewall:The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-up, W.W. Norton & Company, 1997, p.107.
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