When I think of countries that I enjoyed visiting, that I would want to go back to, Italy would be one, Japan would be another. I've only been to Indonesia once or twice and it seems like such a fascinating country. I guess India certainly.

I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitments to human rights and democracy and should try to influence other countries to move in that direction.

Quite obviously power will continue to play a central role in global politics as it always does. But usually there is something else.

Maybe Iraq will come back and become the dominant power among Arab countries. That seems to me as conceivable.

Israel has military capabilities including nuclear weapons, far surpassing any other power in the Middle East, but it's a small country. The rest of the Middle Eastern peoples are Muslim and Israelis are not, so it is hardly in any position to become the leading power.

Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.

People have multiple identities.