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.

I think it's very, very important that in foreign policy and national security decision making, as in any other realm, that there be a range of diversity that reflects the full complexity of America. We should draw on those experiences to inform our decision making.

What I would say about me is: What you see is what I get.

It may not be what you would've chosen, but we all have a responsibility to be active citizens and shape our system and our future.

I am very aware of being black and female because that's what I am.

I think one of the real issues that we're faced with is how we consume news, how the media is perceived, how fake news is gaining a degree of currency without criticism that is dangerous, in my judgement.

The larger picture here is that a North Korea with nuclear weapons adds to the larger proliferation risk.