When I wake up in the morning, I think about Syria.

I think we do have an interest in combating states that try to cross borders and steal parts of other people's country.

When dictators feel their support slipping among adults, it is not unusual for them to alter school textbooks in the hope of enlisting impressionable youths in their cause.

Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.

My kids are my salvation.... It's a delight to walk in and get charged by a five-year-old and a two-year-old. That'll make you forget the darkness.

As a journalist, I've felt as if it's a privilege that people share their stories and want you to be the messenger.... Even in my current job, when I go abroad, I'm racing to get back to the president and the secretary to share what I've seen.

There is a convergence of crises that makes it challenging to keep the world's attention.