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.

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

I don't say that the West is united, I don't suggest that.

I don't think that the Israeli lobby is unique. It may differ from the others in the extent by which it is focused on just one issue, which is the survival of Israel, which is understandable, and promoting Israeli development and aid to Israel, and so forth and so on.

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role.

I don't know what will happen 100 years from now.

I've been to Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait for brief visits at conferences, and they are very interesting countries.