Today it is infinitely easier to kill one million people than to control one million people. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Let's face it: The Jewish community is the most active political community in American society. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
A great deal of world politics is a fundamental struggle, but it is also a struggle that has to be waged intelligently. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
People, governments and economies of all nations must serve the needs of multinational banks and corporations. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Global stability - economic as well as political - is at risk. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
We cannot leap into world government through one quick step… The precondition for eventual and genuine globalization is progressive regionalization because by… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war in Afghanistan, unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Human affairs require some combination of moral commitment with disciplined political action. And that is what keeps me intrigued and challenged and… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
There is an element of delusional obsession in the French political elite's preoccupation with the notion that France is still a global… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Sometimes in international politics, the better part of wisdom is to defer dangers rather than try to eliminate them altogether instantly. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
In the long run, global politics are bound to become increasingly uncongenial to the concentration of hegemonic power in the hands of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The worsening of relations between a declining America and an internally troubled Mexico could even give rise to a particularly ominous phenomenon:… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Our world is integrated to an unprecedented degree, while the global political awakening is injecting into interstate relations an intense amount of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The political awakening that is happening worldwide is a major challenge for America, because it means that the world is much more… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
More directly linked to the impact of technology, it involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled and directed society. Such a… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The United States can certainly defeat North Vietnam, but the United States cannot defeat a guerrilla war which is being raged from a sanctuary… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
The future is inherently full of discontinuities, and lessons of the past must be applied with enormous caution. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
A waning United States would likely be more nationalistic, more defensive about its national identity, more paranoid about its homeland security, and less willing… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
Peace between Israel and Palestine would be a giant step toward greater regional stability, and it would finally let both Israelis and Palestinians benefit… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
In the longer run, I happen to think that Russia really has no choice but to become gradually more associated with the Euro-Atlantic community.… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
Basically, I see Iran as an authentic nation-state. And that authentic identity gives it cohesion, which most of the Middle East lacks. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
Like so many empires before it, the Soviet Union eventually imploded and fragmented, falling victim not so much to a direct military defeat as… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
One has to define very clearly what one's objectives are, determine in advance how much one is prepared to pay to achieve that objective… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
Saddam Hussein was an odious dictator, but he was also a very effective opponent of Iran. He was also a very effective opponent of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
I think the sheer attrition of American global domination will create circumstances in which the Chinese will be tempted to reach out for more… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share
