Political scientists don't work at banks which is a problem. As political issues become more important for the markets, analysts at banks are asked all sorts of questions they don't have the ability to answer. And if you're getting paid to answer questions as analysts at banks are you never want to be in the position of saying you don't know.

The two world wars boosted American power and devastated potential rivals to an extent that could not have lasted more than a few decades.

It's very hard for someone who makes $1,000 a year or some who makes less than $1 a day to care about the environment.

Academics were not a challenge when I was fifteen in college. The challenge was figuring out how to fit in socially.

Berlin is still a very edgy place, a very cosmopolitan place. It's a place where completely different ideas and cultures come together and clash in a very warm way. In a very warm-hearted way. It's a very young city. It's a vibrant city. It's an exciting city. It's a city that's also scarred by history. I think that's to be celebrated and graffiti is to be celebrated. Graffiti in Berlin is very different than when they spray something on the wall dividing the west bank and Israel. And should be treated as such in Berlin.

I think the best way to control a population is to urbanize and to educate women. We have seen historically in many, many countries that once women are educated and have opportunities, and that happens when they live in cities and once they improve their economies, they no longer want to have eight kids.

Strong states and blocs of strong states are the only source of power and legitimacy capable of driving an international agenda in today's world.