The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

There is very strong historical data that suggest the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

The problem is that Islam does not have a pope, so there's no one guy to say, 'This isn't kosher'...Not that he would.

I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.

American influence is not what it used to be.

...foreign policy is a matter of costs and benefits, not theology.