The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.

I fancied myself as some kind of god or an economic reformer like Keynes

Bush's war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties.

The key problem is the debt restructuring in the euro zone. As long as the debt burden is not reduced, there is no chance of the weaker EU countries regaining competitiveness.

Globalization has rendered the world increasingly interdependent, but international politics is still based on the sovereignty of states.

Everything adds up to a major crisis. Humanity is faced with a global energy crisis ... The core of the crisis lies in the increasing shortage of oil.

There is always a divergence between our perception and what actually exists.