The most dangerous states in the international system are continental powers with large armies.

In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi.

The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.

I believe that the existing power structures in Europe and Northeast Asia are not sustainable through 2020.

Bandwagoning is a strategy for the weak.

States care about relative wealth, because economic might is the foundation of military might.

The Soviet Union and its empire disappeared in large part because its smokestack economy could no longer keep up with the technological progress of the world's major economic powers.