The terrorism from 9/11 has metastasized. It's metastasized in Iraq and Syria, in Nigeria, in Somalia, in Yemen and in other places in North Africa. We need a very comprehensive strategy to deal with that threat.

Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

I don't engage in hypotheticals.

The one thing that I remember from all of my intelligence briefings and my dealings with the Russians is that when you deal with the Russians, you have to deal with them from strength, not from weakness.

Russians understand strength, and if they feel that their opponents are weak, they will take advantage of it.

My father said I was perfectly suited for Washington because I've always worked around nuts.

The political and substantive reality is that the agenda has to change. I don't think they have any choice.