卡根是新保守主义色彩的{{link-en|新美国世纪计划|Project for the New American Century}}的联合创始人之一<ref name="neoconreader">{{cite book |last = Stelzer|first = Irwin|title = The neocon reader|publisher = Grove Press|location = New York|year = 2004|isbn = 0-8021-4193-5|page = 312|quote = Robert Kagan... Co-founder with William Kristol of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC).}}</ref><ref> About PNAC</ref><ref name="pnac">{{cite web|url = http://www.newamericancentury.org/robertkaganbio.htm|title = Robert Kagan|accessdate = 18 March 2012|author = PNAC|quote = Robert Kagan is co-founder with William Kristol of the Project for the New American Century.|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071228233508/http://www.newamericancentury.org/robertkaganbio.htm|archivedate = 2007年12月28日}}</ref>，他同时也是[[布鲁金斯学会]]的高级研究员以及[[美国外交关系协会]]会员<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=K|title = Membership Roster - Council on Foreign Relations|publisher = www.cfr.org|accessdate = 2010-11-20|archive-date = 2013-02-12|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130212083159/http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html?letter=K|dead-url = no}}</ref>。他曾经为[[美国共和党]]总统候选人做外交政策顾问，也向[[美国民主党|民主党]]人，比如总统[[奥巴马]]任内的国务卿[[希拉里·罗德姆·克林顿|希拉里·克林顿]]做过顾问。他为《[[华盛顿邮报]]》每月撰写国际事务的专栏，亦是《[[新共和]]》杂志的特约编辑。

罗伯特·卡根的父亲[[唐纳德·卡根]]是[[耶鲁大学]]古典和历史系的[[斯特林教席|斯特林]]教授，是研究[[伯罗奔尼撒战争]]历史的专家。他的兄弟{{link-en|弗雷德里克·卡根|Frederick Kagan|弗雷德里克}}是一名军事历史学家和作家。卡根1980年从耶鲁获得文学士学位，并且从1979年起为《耶鲁政治月刊》担任首席编辑并帮助其重整。<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2005/oct/27/robert-kagan-80-follows-father-but-forges-own-path/|title = Robert Kagan '80 follows father but forges own path|publisher = Yale Daily News|date = 2005-10-27|accessdate = 2010-11-20|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101119073509/http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2005/oct/27/robert-kagan-80-follows-father-but-forges-own-path/|archivedate = 2010-11-19}}</ref>他随后从[[哈佛大学]][[约翰·F·肯尼迪政府学院]]获得硕士并从位于[[华盛顿特区]]的[[美利坚大学]]获得博士学位。

* 《历史的回归和梦想的终结》, 社会科学文献出版社, 2013

* 《美国缔造的世界》, 社会科学文献出版社, 2013

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