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Americans are from Mars, Europeans are from Venus: they agree on little and understand each other less and less.
~ Robert Kagan
Agree
American
Each
Europeans
Less
Little
Mars
Other
Understand
Venus
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Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are increasingly challenging it in that role.
~ Robert Kagan
America
Based
Challenging
Criteria
Cultural
Dominance
Economic
Even
Increasingly
Influence
Military
Military Power
New
Number
Other
Players
Power
Remains
Role
Though
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Britain has taken itself out as a major player in the international system, at least for a while, with the kind of cuts that they've made in their national security budget.
~ Robert Kagan
Britain
Budget
Cuts
International
Itself
Kind
Least
Made
Major
National
National Security
National System
Out
Player
Security
System
Taken
While
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I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.
~ Robert Kagan
Among
Believe
Competition
Conflicts
Economic
Geopolitical
I Believe
Major
Powers
Rarely
Stem
Still
True
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I left Russia in 1993 optimistic that democracy had taken hold despite the obstacles.
~ Robert Kagan
Democracy
Despite
Had
Hold
Left
Obstacles
Optimistic
Russia
Taken
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I think most Americans believe that although it's better not to use military force if you can avoid it, that the world simply doesn't provide us the luxury of giving away military force as an important tool of foreign policy.
~ Robert Kagan
Although
American
Avoid
Away
Believe
Better
Force
Foreign
Foreign Policy
Giving
I Think
Important
Important Tool
Luxury
Military
Military Force
Most
Policy
Provide
Simply
Think
Tool
Us
Use
World
You
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In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides the overall security that allows Europe to live in a system where military power is not a major issue.
~ Robert Kagan
America
Because
Enter
Europe
Had
Issue
Live
Major
Military
Military Power
Never
Opportunity
Overall
Paradise
Part
Power
Provides
Security
States
System
United
United States
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Where
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It is true that I have known Straussians almost all my life. And the one thing I was taught about them from the earliest age is that they are wrong.
~ Robert Kagan
About
Age
All My Life
Almost
Almost All
Earliest
Known
Life
My Life
One Thing
Taught
The One Thing
Them
Thing
True
Wrong
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The thing that I would say is that U.S. power is not eternal. I am not saying that it won't come to an end. Because it will.
~ Robert Kagan
Am
Because
Come
End
Eternal
I Am
Power
Say
Saying
Thing
Will
Would
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Under our Constitution, military leaders have no choice but to endorse the president's decision after giving him their best advice.
~ Robert Kagan
Advice
After
Best
Choice
Constitution
Decision
Endorse
Giving
Him
Leaders
Military
No Choice
Our
President
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Well, I think he's right to notice that there is a difference in attitudes and even in the broadest sense of world view between Eastern Europe and Western Europe. Which is old and which is new is an interesting question, and I almost think that maybe he's got it backwards.
~ Robert Kagan
Almost
Attitudes
Backwards
Between
Difference
Eastern
Eastern Europe
Europe
Even
Got
He
I Think
Interesting
Maybe
New
Notice
Old
Question
Right
Sense
Think
View
Well
Western
Western Europe
Which
World
World View
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When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies, the United States and Europe have parted ways.
~ Robert Kagan
Challenges
Defense
Defining
Determining
Europe
Foreign
Implementing
National
Parted
Policies
Priorities
Setting
States
Threats
United
United States
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