The security link between us and Europe is very important for European security but also for our security. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
It is axiomatic that the security of America and Europe are linked. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran in serious negotiations - on both regional security and the nuclear challenge it… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The Eastern Europeans invested too many of their hopes in the notion that somehow or other the missile shield, even if directed… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
A waning United States would likely be more nationalistic, more defensive about its national identity, more paranoid about its homeland security, and… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
I think the US has the right to have its own national security policy. I think most Americans would agree with that.… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Japan needs the American market and it also needs American security protection. Japan also needs America as the necessary stabilizer of an… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Moreover, they [the Central Asian Republics] are of importance from the standpoint of security and historical ambitions to at least three of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Technology will make available to the leaders of major nations, techniques for conducting secret warfare, of which only a bare minimum of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
I have been struck by the pervasive frequency of pompously patriotic ads for the defense industry, usually accompanied by deferential salutations to… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The Israelis have taken a lot of security measures which reduce significantly the ability of Iran to inflict truly severe pain in… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Too rich to be relevant to the world's poor, [Europe] attracts immigration but cannot encourage imitation. Too passive regarding international security. Too… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Shared Sino-American global security goals would not mean that one partner dictates to the other. U.S.-PRC differences will persist, and on the… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
To put it in a terminology that hearkens back to the more brutal age of ancient empires, the three grand imperatives of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Once the Eastern Bloc collapsed, what I call 'historical spontaneity' prevailed and the countries that were subject to Soviet control naturally gravitated… — 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
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