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
An open, market-oriented, and peaceful Iraq could also advance reform and growth across the entire region. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Terrorism is a decentralized phenomenon - in its funding, planning, and execution. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Middle East history is replete with examples of missed and lost chances to make peace. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Modern terrorism is too destructive to be tolerated, much less supported. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Homegrown terrorists are a real problem for even the most modern, democratic societies. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
For too long, America tolerated a 'democratic exception' in the Muslim Middle East. As long as governments were friendly and backed regional… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
If anything, what happened in Iraq after the fall of Saddam set back prospects for democratic reform in the region, as many… — 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… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
There is no getting around the reality that the second Iraq war was a war of choice; had it been carried out… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
On occasion, terrorists will succeed despite our best efforts. That is part of the legacy of 9/11. But 9/11 also shows us… — 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
I think it was going to be hard to work with Russians on Syria. There is some potential overlap between the U.S.… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
If the president Donald Trump had connected the Jerusalem question to some other positions, linking it to Israeli and Palestinian behavior or… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The first Iraq War was one of necessity because vital U.S. interests were at stake, and we reached the point where no… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
September 11, 2001, was a terrible tragedy by any measure, but it was not a historical turning point. It did not herald… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
To be sure, many of the Sykes-Picot borders reflected deals cut in Europe rather than local demographic or historical realities. But that… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Terrorism needs to be de-legitimized in the way that slavery has been. Doing so will make governments and individuals think twice before… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The U.S. position on Jerusalem was not the reason why there hasn't been progress towards peace. The reason is that both the… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Jerusalem is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Israelis and Palestinians both lay claim to it as their capital. Jerusalem… — 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
