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
The United States is not just another country. It has more capacity and potential to influence the world than any other country… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton is pretty much what we would call a foreign-policy realist, someone who thinks the purpose of American foreign policy should… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
There is a clear norm against the spread of nuclear weapons, but there is no consensus or treaty on what, if anything,… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The horror and tragedy that was 9/11 did many things; one of them was to galvanize this country and much of the… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is much more suspicious of international institutions; much more skeptical of the contributions that America's traditional allies have made; more… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
If there's any country that has the capacity not to control North Korea, but to influence North Korea, it's still China. The… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
China likes the idea of sovereign rights when it comes to organizing their politics as they see fit, and their economics. But… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
In a global world, what happens within one country can all too easily affect others. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
No country can succeed if it denies itself the talents of half of its people. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
I think what Mr. Trump has made clear is that he would not undertake optional wars, what I have called wars of… — 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
