Kagan’s argument is that other countries cannot be relied upon to behave responsibly without strong US leadership. Like other hawks, he warns not only that dictators will behave badly if given the chance, which is certainly plausible, but also that democratic allies need to be kept in their place by a firm hegemonic hand.
卡甘的论点是，没有强大的美国的领导，就不可能依靠其他国家的负责任的行为。与其他鹰派一样，他警告说，不仅独裁一有机会就会作恶（这个警告相当靠谱），民主盟国也需要稳固的霸权力量使其各就各位。