Iran's economy is now shrinking by 1 percent a year. Its oil production is down 40 percent.

The United States really only accounts for about 3 percent of the economic engagement with Russia. Europe is 40 percent, and so Europe's contribution to this pressure is far more than symbolic. It's very practical. And that's one of the many reasons why we have worked hard to remain in close coordination with our European partners.

President Obama has got the most moderate temperament.

I have great ambitions for when I get out of government. I will watch a broader range of stuff.

We must be honest in acknowledging that neither Germany nor the US has the luxury of assuming that we can skate by on half-measures in Afghanistan and Pakistan and not risk suffering the consequences.

Thirty years ago, about 80% of a company's assets resided in its plant and equipment, with 20% in the knowledge of its people. Today, the reverse is true. The knowledge of our staff is our principal asset

Bashar al-Assad and those who still stand by him are now responsible for the deaths of more than 20,000 in Syria.