The government has to be on the side of the people if the corporations take too much power.

I think political science is bad at prediction. We don't gaze into a crystal ball. I do not believe that we predict things.

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.

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.

The government has to be on the side of the people if the corporations take too much power.

Deeper state intervention in an economy means that bureaucratic waste, inefficiency and corruption are more likely to hold back growth.

There is always the risk that a conflagration in the Middle East becomes larger and more dangerous. In this scenario, we discover that the Arab Spring was merely the prelude to a deeper and much farther-reaching upheaval in the region that has greater impact on countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia.