I believe the Chinese are gradually realizing that they're dependent on the system that, as they run out of energy, for example, they have to reach out to foreign sources for energy, for raw materials. They have to reach out to the world for markets. They have to export. They have to maintain full employment. They've got a terrible population problem. So they need a stable world, in a way.

Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.

Russia right now is searching for its soul. It's trying to figure out what it really is.

The Russians are not going to do what we want them to do because we want them to do it.

We can't make China a friend, but we can behave to make them an enemy.

Perhaps the most troubling area in the world goes from the Balkans through the Middle East and in Central Asia.

An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.