Syria is a signature to the Geneva Protocol of 1925, which bans the use of chemical warfare. Syria has violated that international norm. For the United States to act in response is the right thing to do, is a legitimate… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
Trump believes all foreigners are playing us for suckers - he sees the world as a dark place. How can you lead alliances when… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
The more Trump emphasises America First, the more it turns into America Alone. — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has embarked on a systematic challenge to the West. The goal is to weaken the bonds between Europe and the… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
We have not been a normal country when it comes to engagement in the world. — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
We have built up, through our global engagement, a set of institutions that have been built on trust, fundamentally on trust, where allies had… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
On climate change, the science is clearer about what you need to do to get a real impact than... on counterterrorism. — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
I think George H. W. Bush, who I had lots of disagreements with, remarkably managed the end of the Cold War in a way… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
Putin wants nothing less than to return Russia to the center of global politics by challenging the primacy that the United States has enjoyed… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
Our fundamental goal in getting involved in Bosnia in the summer of 1995 was to end the war. Richard Holbrooke's fundamental goal was to… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
President Trump is hardly the first U.S. president to call on the European allies to do more - in one form or another, every… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
The only place I've ever been where people were as proud about their city as people are in Chicago is Florence, Italy, where I… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
Many observers believe that the greatest damage Russia has done to U.S. interests in recent years stems from the Kremlin's interference in the 2016… — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
A big challenge in combating terrorism is learning how to think about things that we can't imagine. — Ivo Daalder Copy Share Image
