Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution; Author, The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World | Aspen Ideas
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www.aspenideas.orgI don’t currently have live access to the latest news feeds, but here are the most recent, notable items about Robert Kagan that were publicly reported recently:
- There were reports in 2024 that Robert Kagan resigned as editor-at-large of The Washington Post after the paper decided not to endorse a candidate in the 2024 election; he described that move as a “premature capitulation” and discussed its implications for American democracy.[1][5]
- He remains a prominent Brookings Institution senior fellow, continuing to publish and comment on U.S. foreign policy, and he has authored recent works such as The Ghost at the Feast (2023) with ongoing discussion of order and instability in world affairs.[7]
- In 2026, coverage and discussions around his analyses of democracy, US politics, and foreign policy have appeared in podcasts and interviews, including appearances tied to his interpretations of the 2026 political landscape and regional security dynamics.[6][9]
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