“There are three alternatives to real leadership. One is drift, which is pretty much what this country has experienced for the past decade. Business as usual, though, would likely bring about the second alternative: crisis. It could come in 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 will resort… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share
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
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
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
Americans never would alter the way entitlement programs are funded or education administered without serious study and widespread debate. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share
Sovereignty must be redefined if states are to cope with globalisation. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share
America's armed forces are an essential background to much of what the U.S. accomplishes internationally. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share
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
Weapons of mass destruction - nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons - are just that, and no cause can excuse their use. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share
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
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
What countries must do to join the World Trade Organization is precisely what they must do to become productive and democratic: accept the rule… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share
I believe in diplomacy; I don't believe in talking to... that talking to Iran somehow constitutes a concession or a favour. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share
I've worked for four presidents, and I've concluded that almost nothing is inevitable. History is to a significant extent the result of the interaction… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share
