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Le Monde: Political scientist Robert Kagan: 'War in Iran risks permanently weakening the position of the US in the world'

#RobertKagan #USA #Iran #Trump #nato #Europe

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Who is left to alienate?

"This conflict has revealed in America that is unreliable and incapable of finishing what it started. Defeat for the United States, therefore, is not only possible, but likely."

#RobertKagan #BrookingsInstitute #Politics #Iran #USA

Robert Kagan nails it in The Atlantic

Trump is clinging to a false choice: a bad deal, waiting for Iran to collapse, or more war.

None of these paths work. Never did.
Strip away the rhetoric—this isn’t strategy. It’s drift. And yes, it’s a quagmire.

https://bit.ly/49tg3jp

#Trump #Iran @TheAtlantic #RobertKagan

#America vs. the World

President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
By #RobertKagan #USA #donaldtrump #theatlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/trump-national-security-greenland-spheres-of-interest/685673/

America vs. the World

President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.

The Atlantic

Via #RawStory @ 5:28pm EST - Feb 13, 2026

#Historian fears #Trump 'won't allow' #Dems to win as US takes 'big step' toward #dictatorship

#Conservative historian #RobertKagan had some dire words for #CNN's #ChristianeAmanpour on Friday, warning that President #DonaldTrump is laying the groundwork to cancel free and fair #elections as polling increasingly shows his party headed for a wipeout

"The #Republicans have become the party of dictatorship."

#StopTrump

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-elections-2675268402/

Historian fears Trump 'won't allow' Dems to win as US takes 'big step' toward dictatorship

Conservative historian Robert Kagan had some dire words for CNN's Christine Amanpour on Friday, warning that President Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to cancel free and fair elections as polling increasingly shows his party headed for a wipeout."I think we are one big step into dictatorship,"...

Raw Story

Robert Kagan Predicts Trump 2026 Dictatorship: The Midterm Threat

Robert Kagan Predicts Trump 2026 Dictatorship as he warns that Trump will meddle in the 2026 midterms to avoid a Democrat-led impeachment.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/2026/02/robert-kagan-predicts-trump-2026-dictatorship/

#robertkagan ein führender konservativer #us - Politikberater beurteilt die politische Situation in der #usa . Es fallen Worte wie #faschismus , #rassismus und #imperialismus zur #politik von #trump . Nur #europa könne den #liberalismus erhalten, sei aber gegen #russland und die USA auf dem Weg in eine #diktatur auf sich allein gestellt.
Trotz der bitteren Botschaft ist das Interview sehr lesenswert!

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/robert-kagan-interview-usa-li.3381133
#uspol #politik #demokratie #eu #deutschland

„Er möchte sozusagen Weltkaiser sein“: Robert Kagan über Trump und seinen Nationalismus

Der Politikwissenschaftler Robert Kagan über die Wurzeln des amerikanischen Anti-Liberalismus, Trump als Rammbock der Diktatur und Europas Zwickmühle zwischen den Raubtierimperien USA und Russland.

Süddeutsche Zeitung
„Er möchte sozusagen Weltkaiser sein“: Robert Kagan über Trump und seinen Nationalismus - Kultur - SZ.de https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/robert-kagan-interview-usa-li.3381133
#robertkagan beschreibt die umfängliche Katastrophe mit der Europa in den kommenden Jahren konfrontiert sein wird, Sandwich zwischen 2 Imperialisten Aggressoren der im Westen etabliert gerade ein faschistisches System u. Deutschland - W I R - ist die führende Nation den Liberalismus zu sichern… lesenswert
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran

The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.

The Atlantic
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine

If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.

The Atlantic