In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides the overall security that allows Europe to live in a system where military power is not a major issue.

The thing that I would say is that U.S. power is not eternal. I am not saying that it won't come to an end. Because it will.

I left Russia in 1993 optimistic that democracy had taken hold despite the obstacles.

I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.

Americans are from Mars, Europeans are from Venus: they agree on little and understand each other less and less.

In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides the overall security that allows Europe to live in a system where military power is not a major issue.

When you have a hammer, all problems start to look like nails.