Diplomacy can and will matter; little is inevitable in international relations. — 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… — 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
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
Campaigning and governing are two very different activities, and there is no reason to assume that how Trump conducted the former will… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
In a world in which the United States does less, whatever set of calculations, other countries will tend to calculate - to… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
American influence in the world depends on the ability to act with real capacity and set an example that others will want… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
If old American alliance commitments don't count for as much, countries will, in some cases, then say, 'Well, we've got to militarize… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
Americans, for their part, must accept that a strong Europe will not be content to simply do America's bidding. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
A China that trades extensively with the U.S. and its Asian neighbors will think twice before it pursues any policy that would… — 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
