Democracy is not a commodity for import and export.

War and it's tragic repercussions are inclusive of all; surely a model for peace should strive for such inclusiveness.

It is time for us Arabs and Muslims to formulate a committee of wise persons to bear the responsibility of engaging with this new American century.

The sun-belt and the technology belt can become very powerful when they begin to understand themselves as a community: a community of energy, water and climate security; a community for their common future.

Democracy is not a commodity for import and export.

To resolve such conflicts peacefully in our interdependent - or what I would like to call our intra-interdependent - world requires not just well-chosen words but sustained and unified action.

A universal ethos cannot be thought the property of any one culture.