Washington Politics
Robert Kagan: Sometimes US intervention is worth blowback
In a wide-ranging interview with RS, the hawkish commentator talks neocons, primacy, and why he opposes the war in Iran
August 04, 2026
In a wide-ranging interview with RS, the hawkish commentator talks neocons, primacy, and why he opposes the war in Iran
Lawmakers will feel good voting for Lindsey Graham's 'passion project' but it won't end the war and if anything hurts American economic and political interests
The popular rightwing network spent months building a case for the Iran War. Now they are invested in keeping up support, even if hosts have to skirt the truth
The region has come to look like — to borrow a phrase from 17th Century philosopher Thomas Hobbes — a war of all, against all
The $400 million littoral combat ship only entered service in 2012, but suffered from myriad operational problems and had less than two years at sea
Experts debate the value in congressional actions against the country’s Rapid Support Forces, which are being fueled in part by one of Washington's closest partners — the UAE
