Zbigniew Brzezinski Quotes
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Given the accelerating velocity of history, we should begin charting deliberately the next phase in its trajectory.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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The financial catastrophe of 2008 nearly precipitated a calamitous economic depression, jolting America and much of the West into a sudden recognition of their systemic vulnerability to unregulated greed.
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With the decline of America's global preeminence, weaker countries will be more susceptible to the assertive influence of major regional powers.
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A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently to its attainment, and then yield the ground when confronted by firm opposition.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
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I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy.
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
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The public has been told repeatedly that terrorism is 'evil,' which it undoubtedly is, and that 'evildoers' are responsible for it, which doubtless they are. But beyond these justifiable condemnations, there is a historical void.
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If we can deter the Soviet Union, if we can deter North Korea, why on earth can't we deter Iran?
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I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?
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War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
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We didn't push the Russians to intervene, but we knowingly increased the probability that they would.
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America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs.
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The Cold War did end in the victory of one side and in the defeat of the other. This reality cannot be denied, despite the understandable sensitivities that such a conclusion provokes among the tenderhearted in the West and some of the former leaders of the defeated side.
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Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
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I would like to promote internal change in Iran - which is more likely if we don't fuse Iranian nationalism with Iranian fundamentalism.
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Both World War II and the subsequent Cold War gave America's involvement in world affairs a clear focus. The objectives of foreign policy were relatively easy to define, and they could be imbued with high moral content.
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It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn't a global Islam.
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We should seek to cooperate with Europe, not to divide Europe to a fictitious new and a fictitious old.
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Saddam Hussein was an odious dictator, but he was also a very effective opponent of Iran. He was also a very effective opponent of al-Qaida.
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Neither the United States nor Israel has the capacity to impose a unilateral solution in the Middle East.