I can't believe that the Russians really think they're more insecure because Estonia is in NATO. And we don't have forces poised in Estonia to attack Russia.
Zbigniew BrzezinskiNever before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion, except in conditions of a sudden threat or challenge to the public's sense of domestic well-being. The economic self-denial (that is, defense spending) and the human sacrifice (casualties, even among professional soldiers) required in the effort are uncongenial to democratic instincts. Democracy is inimical to imperial mobilization.
Zbigniew BrzezinskiThe United States wants to be part of the solution to its problems and not, in part, the maker of their problems.
Zbigniew BrzezinskiWe cannot have that relationship if we only dictate or threaten and condemn those who disagree.
Zbigniew Brzezinski