https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/02/09/robert-kagan-and-muslim-democracy/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:26:56 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Kagan&#8217;s new book, The World America Made, argues with a straight face that an anti-American Egypt is good for the United States, as long as it is democratic. This remarkable assertion encapsulates the trouble with most foreign policy thinking on the right wing of American politics.  I review the book today at Tablet Magazine; in a nutshell:  &#8220;Kagan’s purpose  in defending U.S. foreign-policy activism here is to deflect criticism of America’s unpopular engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan. That is no easy task, and to perform it, Kagan adopts the two-stage approach to persuasion made famous by Prof. Harold Hill in The Music Man: Establish first that there is trouble in River City, and then propose a solution, namely a marching band. Kagan also offers a marching band, but with 40 divisions behind it.&#8221;]]>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:13:49 -0500<![CDATA[David P. Goldman]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-p-goldman/2012/02/09/robert-kagan-and-muslim-democracy-n130728