The advent of interconnectedness and of weapons of mass destruction means that, increasingly, I share a destiny with my enemy.

Politics is compromise.

I am formally accountable to the steering board of the PIC, and I meet with nine ambassadors from the PIC every week. I have to have the capitals' broad agreement with what I do.

The United States will remain the most powerful nation on Earth for the next 10, 15 years, but the context in which she holds her power has now radically altered.

One of the great barriers to peace in the Middle East is that both sides, both Israel and the Palestinians, do not understand that they share a collective destiny.

Blair is regarded by most people in Britain as a smarmy git.

I can establish the expectation of retributive justice. Have we done that? No.