The most immediate task is to make certain that no state or combination of states gains the capacity to expel the United… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Persisting social crisis, the emergence of a charismatic personality, and the exploitation of mass media to obtain public confidence would be the… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
In the long run, global politics are bound to become increasingly uncongenial to the concentration of hegemonic power in the hands of… — 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
Henceforth, the United States may have to determine how to cope with regional coalitions that seek to push America out of Eurasia,… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
I think the United States is currently a kind of wonder - wonderland with the president Trump speaking on subjects of his… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The United States is prepared really to be engaged in the quest to get people in the world the dignities that they… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
However, if Moscow regains control over Ukraine, with its 52 million people and major resources as well as access to the Black… — 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
The United States can certainly defeat North Vietnam, but the United States cannot defeat a guerrilla war which is being raged from… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
I don't think there is an implicit obligation for the United States to follow like a stupid mule whatever the Israelis do.… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Today we are again witnessing the emergence of transnational elites ... [Whose] ties cut across national boundaries ...It is likely that before… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
We have actually experienced in recent months a dramatic demonstration of an unprecedented intelligence failure, perhaps the most significant intelligence failure in… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
It is conceivable that at some point a truly united and powerful European Union could become a global political rival to the… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Marxism represents a further vital and creative stage in the maturing of man's universal vision... The nation-state is gradually yielding its sovereignty...… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The United States wants to be part of the solution to its problems and not, in part, the maker of their problems. — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Hard power makes sense under some circumstances. But there's not a universal solution to global problems. A major country like the United… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
nation state as a fundamental unit of man's organized life has ceased to be the principal creative force: International banks and multinational… — 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
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