I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Because America is a democracy, public support for presidential foreign-policy decisions is essential. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
We can't have an intelligent foreign policy unless we have an intelligent public, because we're a democracy. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
War on terrorism reflects, in my view, a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy for a superpower and for a… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Russia can be either an empire or a democracy, but it cannot be both. . . . Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it does reflect in my view… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Today, with America being a beleaguered global power, in part because of its own mistakes, it is absolutely essential that the American… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Foreign policy of a pluralistic democracy like the United States should be based on bipartisanship because bipartisanship is the means and the… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion,… — 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 Image
The future is inherently full of discontinuities, and lessons of the past must be applied with enormous caution. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
It is axiomatic that the security of America and Europe are linked. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
