The U.S. cannot go it alone simply when it is convenient.

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

We should learn to tolerate nuclear weapons of North Korea just like we did the Soviet Union.

Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything.

If you're trying to get something done, there will always be people who don't want to see you get something done, or who have a stake in the status quo. And if they approach that through ad hominem criticism of you, you've got to have enough confidence and thickness of skin to be able to endure.

The Russians are clearly already engaged in a proxy war against the government of Ukraine. And that is something that we and the rest of the world have actively condemned and sanctioned Russia already heavily for, particularly the United States, as we have imposed now meaningful, tough sanctions in critical sectors, including the defense sector, the financial sector, and the energy sector.

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.