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Robert Kagan

Robert Kagan, Greek-American historian and author

Born
September 26, 1958
Age in 2026
68
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1958

About Robert Kagan

Robert Kagan (; born September 26, 1958) is an American columnist. He is a neoconservative scholar. He is a U.S. foreign policy analyst and commentator and a leading advocate of liberal internationalism. A co-founder of the neoconservative Project for the New American Century, 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. He wrote 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. == Personal life and education == Kagan was born in Athens, Greece. His father, historian Donald Kagan, of Lithuanian Jewish descent, was the Sterling Professor of Classics and History Emeritus at Yale University and a specialist in the history of the Peloponnesian War. His brother Frederick is a military historian and author.

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Career and life highlights

Robert Kagan timeline

  1. In 1997, Kagan co-founded the now-defunct neoconservative think tank Project for the New American Century with William Kristol.
  2. Dangerous Nation was awarded the 2007 Lepgold Prize by Georgetown University.

The world when Robert Kagan was born

Robert Kagan was born in 1958. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1958

  • #1 song"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno
  • Top movieGigi
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookDoctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNFL Championship "Greatest Game Ever Played" — Colts vs Giants
  • Top headlineNASA created as the United States enters the Space Race
  • Technology milestoneNASA founded
  • Defining fadHula Hoops — 25 million sold in 4 months
  • Notable inventionHula Hoop
  • World population2.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSt. Louis Hawks (NBA)
  • U.S. population174.1M

1958 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert Kagan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19582026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,750$435,000
Average income$6,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.68$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population174.1M341 million

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