The performance of international institutions will be…

It desirable to add one or two facts bearing on the domestic political aspects of the problem.

— Dillon Anderson

In the '90s, there was scant presidential leadership and insufficient domestic political mobilization for foreign policy grounded in human rights.

— Samantha Power

“The United States should interact with other nations realistically, first, not on the basis of domestic political priorities. Very often the problems in distant…

— Mark Bowden

Among the most urgent political priorities of our age is the separation of economy and state.

— Llewellyn Rockwell

International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police.

— Samantha Power

Every country now has its own domestic political debate about how to respond to climate change. This is where the action is.

— Dale Jamieson

It's not for me or another European to speak about domestic political choices or decisions in the U.S.

— Federica Mogherini

I've repeatedly seen the anti-Russian card played during domestic political campaigns in the States. I think that it's a very short-sighted approach. It seems…

— Vladimir Putin

Conservatives believe that international institutions such as the United Nations are anti-American and anti-Israeli cabals. Progressives do not like the economic medicine that the…

— Michael Ignatieff

The peoples are not awake...[There are dangers] which will render a world organization impossible. I foresee the renewal of...the secret bargaining behind closed doors.…

— Henri La Fontaine

The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem.

— Mo Ibrahim

Where there is a confluence of interests among nations, as, for example the swine flu or polio, you can get well functioning international institutions…

— Charles Krauthammer

The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples

— Henri La Fontaine

Trade, tourism, cultural exchange, and participation in international institutions all serve to erode the legitimacy of repressive regimes.

— Jacob Weisberg