A president who aspires to be recognized as a global leader should not personally stake out a foreign-policy goal, commit himself eloquently… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
It is important to ask ourselves, as citizens, whether a world power can provide global leadership on the basis of fear and… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
America is the only superpower. But our leadership is being tested in the Middle East, and some of the things that we… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Technology will make available to the leaders of major nations, techniques for conducting secret warfare, of which only a bare minimum of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders. When we lay off, more and more Iranians… — 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
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
