The United States emerged from the Cold War with unprecedented absolute and relative power. It was truly first among unequals. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Vietnam was not a war of choice the United States had to fight. It was clearly not central. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Trade is the all-but-forgotten weapon in the battle against poverty, but it can provide more help to the poor than aid can. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The decision to attack Iraq in March 2003 was discretionary; it was a war of choice. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The U.S. does not want to live under the shadow of a North Korea that possesses long-range missiles capable of delivering nuclear… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Russian membership in the World Trade Organization has the potential to strengthen the rule of law, combat corruption, and give Russia a… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Generically, wars in necessity are wars where, I think, the vital interest of the nation are at stake, in which there are… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The United States, working closely with the United Kingdom and others, established the liberal world order in the wake of World War… — 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… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Well, we ought to make clear to everybody that the next Korean War, if one were ever to happen, is going to… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Wars of necessity are essentially unavoidable. They involve the most important national interests, a lack of promising alternatives to the use of… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Trade accords had been a staple of the post-World War II world, providing a mechanism for economic growth, development, and association with… — 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
I've worked for four presidents, and I've concluded that almost nothing is inevitable. History is to a significant extent the result of… — 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
Trump is the first post-World War II American president to view the burdens of world leadership as outweighing the benefits. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
I think what Mr. Trump has made clear is that he would not undertake optional wars, what I have called wars of… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The reason I called the president Donald Trump a disrupter is that he came into office 70 years after World War II,… — 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
