American presidents get to make lots of choices, with one critical exception: what awaits them in the in-box on top of the… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
How can we pressure China on North Korea if China's one of the two largest holders of American debt? — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The U.S. does not want to live under the shadow of a North Korea that possesses long-range missiles capable of delivering nuclear… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Our inability to govern ourselves at home, to deal with everything from infrastructure to our debt to tax policy, is reducing the… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
If old American alliance commitments don't count for as much, countries will, in some cases, then say, 'Well, we've got to militarize… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
American influence in the world depends on the ability to act with real capacity and set an example that others will want… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Trump is the first post-World War II American president to view the burdens of world leadership as outweighing the benefits. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Terrorists and terrorism cannot be eliminated any more than we can rid the world of disease. There will always be those who will resort… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
There is no way to know for certain what accounts for North Korean decisionmaking, given how closed a country it is. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Security is the absolute precondition for sustainable recovery from conflict; without it, people cannot rebuild their country or return to school or work. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
When great powers fade, as they inevitably must, it's normally for one of two reasons. Some powers exhaust themselves through overreach abroad, underinvestment at… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Americans never would alter the way entitlement programs are funded or education administered without serious study and widespread debate. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Sovereignty must be redefined if states are to cope with globalisation. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
America's armed forces are an essential background to much of what the U.S. accomplishes internationally. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
No amount of sanctioning will persuade North Korea to give up nuclear weapons, nor will China step up and solve the problem for us. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Weapons of mass destruction - nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons - are just that, and no cause can excuse their use. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
No one pursuing reasonable goals and who is prepared to compromise can argue that terrorism is his or his group's only option. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The rise of populism is in part a response to stagnating incomes and job loss, owing mostly to new technologies but widely attributed to… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
