In the information age, it's not just whose army wins, but whose story wins.

The national interest is predetermined by geopolitics or the history of a country. Important political leaders never just followed their interests - they were concerned about the interests of their people.

Terrorism is like jujitsu: The small players win if they make the large player use his strength against himself.

Money and donations are an important part of our political system. They are hard power.

In the information age, it's not just whose army wins, but whose story wins.

Every politician just has to remember how he got his position in the first place. A young candidate running for Congress or any outsider interested in public office could only achieve his goals by relying on soft power. They could not force anyone to vote for them. They needed to convince their potential voters, they needed to do fundraising, they needed to be attractive candidates.

America rests on shared values rather than shared ethnicity.