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.

As we think of power in the 21st century, we want to get away from the idea that power’s always zero sum — my gain is your loss and vice versa. Power can also be positive sum, where your gain can be my gain.

His [Osama bin Laden]excessive use of terror, including numerous attacks that indiscriminately killed many women and children, and of course many Muslims, has hurt the attractiveness of his message.

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

Power is the ability to affect others to get the outcomes you want, and that can be done by coercion, payment or attraction.

American power in the world relies on these ideals of openness and critical debate.