I think Vladimir Putin will give up power.

Clearly security without values is like a ship without a rudder. But values without security are like a rudder without a ship.

A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security.

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We believe that peace is at hand.

The convictions that leaders have formed before reaching high office are the intellectual capital they will consume as long as they continue in office.

Diplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other's determination. Even if they have egos for it few heads of government have the time to resolve stalemates, their meetings are too short and the demands of protocol too heavy.