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Members of the '''Kagan family''' have played a major role in [[US politics]] since at least the 1990s. Notable family members include [[Robert Kagan]], his wife [[Victoria Nuland]], Kagan's brother [[Frederick Kagan|Frederick]], and their father [[Donald Kagan | {{uc}}Members of the '''Kagan family''' have played a major role in [[neoconservatism|neoconservative]] [[US politics]] since at least the 1990s. Notable family members include [[Robert Kagan]], his wife [[Victoria Nuland]], Kagan's brother [[Frederick Kagan|Frederick]] and his wife [[Kimberly Kagan|Kimberly]], and their father [[Donald Kagan]]. Members of the family have had a tremendous influence on neoconservative thought and US foreign policy since the turn of the century, including through the [[Project for the New American Century]], an instrumental group influencing the imperialist program of the [[George W. Bush]] administration; advocating for the Iraq War troop surge of 2007; sustaining US involvement in [[Afghanistan]]; supporting US intervention in [[Syria]] and [[Ukraine]] under [[Obama]], as well as the successful government overthrow of the latter; and continued weapons shipments to Ukraine. According to ''[[Consortium News]]'', "the Family Kagan has almost a self-perpetuating, circular business model working the inside-corridors of government power to stimulate wars while simultaneously influencing the public debate through think-tank reports and op-ed columns in favor of more military spending and then collecting grants and other funding from thankful military contractors."<ref name="consortium" /> | ||
'''Robert Kagan:''' | |||
* Co-founded [[Project for the New American Century]] with [[Bill Kristol]] in 1997 | |||
* Senior fellow at the [[Brookings Institution]] | |||
* Contributor to ''[[Washington Post]]'' op-ed page | |||
* Criticized [[Obama]] for being too liberal: "Superpowers don't Get To Retire".<ref>{{cite web | last=Kagan | first=Robert | title=Superpowers Don’t Get to Retire| website=The New Republic | date=26 May 2014 | url=https://newrepublic.com/article/117859/superpowers-dont-get-retire | access-date=9 Mar 2024}}</ref> Consortium: "Author Jason Horowitz reported that Obama was so concerned about this particular essay that the President revised his commencement speech at [[West Point]] to deflect some of the criticism and invited Kagan to lunch at the White House, where one source told [Consortium News] that it was like 'a meeting of equals.'"{{bsn|cite the og source (horowitz) if possible}} | |||
* Co-wrote ''While America Sleeps'', 2000 book advocating neocon thought, with father | |||
'''Victoria Nuland:''' | |||
* Advised VP [[Dick Cheney]] | |||
* Considered a key longtime advocate of [[2014 Ukraine coup|regime change in Ukraine]] | |||
* Repeatedly intervened against European attempts at Ukraine peace deal{{cn}} | |||
'''Frederick Kagan:''' | |||
* Resident scholar at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] (AEI) | |||
* Worked for Petraeus in 2010 | |||
* Former professor of military history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. | |||
'''Kimberly Kagan:''' | |||
* Founder and head of [[Institute for the Study of War]] (ISW), hawkish<ref>{{cite web | last=Newton-Small | first=Jay | title=The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth O’Bagy | website=TIME.com | date=17 Sep 2013 | url=https://swampland.time.com/2013/09/17/the-rise-and-fall-of-elizabeth-obagy/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001100805/http://swampland.time.com/2013/09/17/the-rise-and-fall-of-elizabeth-obagy/ | archive-date=1 Oct 2013 | url-status=live | access-date=9 Mar 2024}}</ref> neocon think tank backed by several weapons companies<ref name="consortium">{{cite web | last=Parry | first=Robert | title=A Family Business of Perpetual War | website=[[Consortium News]]| date=20 Mar 2015 | url=https://consortiumnews.com/2015/03/20/a-family-business-of-perpetual-war/ | access-date=9 Mar 2024}}</ref> and "closely cooperated" with [[David Petraeus]]<ref name="consortium" /> | |||
* Staffer for top general in Afghanistan [[Stanley A. McChrystal]] in 2009<ref name="kim taliban">{{cite web|title=Why the Taliban Are Winning -- for Now|last=Kagan|first=Kimberly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122030756/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/08/10/why_the_taliban_are_winning_for_now|url=http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/08/10/why_the_taliban_are_winning_for_now|url-status=dead|date=10 Aug 2009|archive-date=22 Jan 2010|access-date=9 Mar 2024}} | |||
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* Supported larger intervention in [[Syria]], criticizing policy of Obama and Trump as too liberal<ref>{{cite web | last=Kagan|first=Kimberly|title=The Smart and Right Thing in Syria | website=Hoover Institution | date=1 Apr 2013 | url=https://www.hoover.org/research/smart-and-right-thing-syria | ref={{sfnref | Hoover Institution | 2013}} | access-date=9 Mar 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930095447/https://www.hoover.org/research/smart-and-right-thing-syria}}</ref> | |||
'''Donald Kagan:''' | |||
* Supported founding of Project for the New American Century by his son Robert | |||
* Co-wrote ''While America Sleeps'', 2000 book advocating neocon thought, with son Robert<ref>{{cite web | title=Donald Kagan, celebrated historian of the ancient world and revered teacher | website=YaleNews | date=10 Aug 2021 | url=https://news.yale.edu/2021/08/10/donald-kagan-celebrated-historian-ancient-world-and-revered-teacher | ref={{sfnref | YaleNews | 2021}} | access-date=9 Mar 2024}}</ref> | |||
== Notes == | |||
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== References == | |||
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==External links== | |||
* [https://consortiumnews.com/2015/03/20/a-family-business-of-perpetual-war/ "A Family Business of Perpetual War], article on the Kagans at ''Consortium'' and used as an outline for this draft of this page | |||
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Members of the Kagan family have played a major role in neoconservative US politics since at least the 1990s. Notable family members include Robert Kagan, his wife Victoria Nuland, Kagan's brother Frederick and his wife Kimberly, and their father Donald Kagan. Members of the family have had a tremendous influence on neoconservative thought and US foreign policy since the turn of the century, including through the Project for the New American Century, an instrumental group influencing the imperialist program of the George W. Bush administration; advocating for the Iraq War troop surge of 2007; sustaining US involvement in Afghanistan; supporting US intervention in Syria and Ukraine under Obama, as well as the successful government overthrow of the latter; and continued weapons shipments to Ukraine. According to Consortium News, "the Family Kagan has almost a self-perpetuating, circular business model working the inside-corridors of government power to stimulate wars while simultaneously influencing the public debate through think-tank reports and op-ed columns in favor of more military spending and then collecting grants and other funding from thankful military contractors."[1]
Robert Kagan:
- Co-founded Project for the New American Century with Bill Kristol in 1997
- Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
- Contributor to Washington Post op-ed page
- Criticized Obama for being too liberal: "Superpowers don't Get To Retire".[2] Consortium: "Author Jason Horowitz reported that Obama was so concerned about this particular essay that the President revised his commencement speech at West Point to deflect some of the criticism and invited Kagan to lunch at the White House, where one source told [Consortium News] that it was like 'a meeting of equals.'"[better source needed]
- Co-wrote While America Sleeps, 2000 book advocating neocon thought, with father
Victoria Nuland:
- Advised VP Dick Cheney
- Considered a key longtime advocate of regime change in Ukraine
- Repeatedly intervened against European attempts at Ukraine peace deal[citation needed]
Frederick Kagan:
- Resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
- Worked for Petraeus in 2010
- Former professor of military history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Kimberly Kagan:
- Founder and head of Institute for the Study of War (ISW), hawkish[3] neocon think tank backed by several weapons companies[1] and "closely cooperated" with David Petraeus[1]
- Staffer for top general in Afghanistan Stanley A. McChrystal in 2009[4]
- Supported larger intervention in Syria, criticizing policy of Obama and Trump as too liberal[5]
Donald Kagan:
- Supported founding of Project for the New American Century by his son Robert
- Co-wrote While America Sleeps, 2000 book advocating neocon thought, with son Robert[6]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Parry, Robert (20 Mar 2015). "A Family Business of Perpetual War". Consortium News. Retrieved 9 Mar 2024.
- ↑ Kagan, Robert (26 May 2014). "Superpowers Don't Get to Retire". The New Republic. Retrieved 9 Mar 2024.
- ↑ Newton-Small, Jay (17 Sep 2013). "The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth O'Bagy". TIME.com. Archived from the original on 1 Oct 2013. Retrieved 9 Mar 2024.
- ↑ Kagan, Kimberly (10 Aug 2009). "Why the Taliban Are Winning -- for Now". Archived from the original on 22 Jan 2010. Retrieved 9 Mar 2024.
- ↑ Kagan, Kimberly (1 Apr 2013). "The Smart and Right Thing in Syria". Hoover Institution. Retrieved 9 Mar 2024.
{{cite web}}:|archive-url=requires|archive-date=(help) - ↑ "Donald Kagan, celebrated historian of the ancient world and revered teacher". YaleNews. 10 Aug 2021. Retrieved 9 Mar 2024.
External links
- "A Family Business of Perpetual War, article on the Kagans at Consortium and used as an outline for this draft of this page