All Martin Jacques Quotes
- An increasingly multipolar world requires an entirely different kind of U.S. foreign policy: far from being unilateralist, it necessitates a complex form of power-sharing on… Basis
- Labour was always aligned with the U.S. during the Cold War, but the ignominious implosion of communism reinforced the belief that no alternative to the… Aligned
- In my experience, there are plenty of bad middle-class parents: those who put their own lives and careers before those of their children and make… Available
- My guess is that good and bad parenting is spread fairly evenly across different social groups. But can you imagine Tony Blair lecturing the middle… Across
- In my experience (I am the lone father of an eight-year-old boy who lost his mother when he was one year old), parenting is the… All
- Neoconservatism in all its pomp conceived - in the Project for a New American Century - that, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the… Affairs
- Just six years into the 21st century, one can say this is not shaping up to be anything like an American century. Rather, the U.S.… American
- After the Meiji restoration in 1868, Japan adopted an expansionist and colonial attitude towards its neighbours. It sought to identify itself with the West and… Adopted
- After its defeat in the Second World War, Japan, unlike Germany, failed to show true contrition or give a fulsome apology, though it showered its… Apology
- Sport is increasingly played according to the tune, and rules, of those with the biggest bucks, whether their practices be legal or illegal. According
- If the Age of Sport has been all champagne and roses hitherto, then expect our love affair with its newly-acquired prominence to become increasingly tainted… Acquired
- The World Cup is not just a great global sporting event, it is also inscribed with much deeper cultural and political importance. Cultural
- Unlike the Soviet Communist party, the Chinese Communist party chose to introduce capitalism. Capitalism
- The 21st century will be quite unlike the preceding two centuries, in which power was located in Europe and the U.S., and the rest of… Bit
- In the aftermath of 9/11 and in the build-up to the invasion of Iraq, few questioned the idea that the United States was likely to… Aftermath
- At the heart of globalisation is a new kind of intolerance in the West towards other cultures, traditions and values, less brutal than in the… Brutal
- The fact that television and tourism have made the whole world accessible has created the illusion that we enjoy intimate knowledge of other places, when… Accessible
- Globalisation has obliterated distance, not just physically but also, most dangerously, mentally. It creates the illusion of intimacy when, in fact, the mental distances have… Accompany
- Always beware your moment of triumphalism: such emotions are a poor steer on the future. Always Beware
- There is a profound hypocrisy - and deep historical ignorance - when Europeans complain about the problems posed by the ethnic and religious minorities in… Colonial
- Europe must learn to live in and with the world, not to dominate it nor to assume it is superior or more virtuous. Assume
- When Europe dominated, there were no or few feedback loops. Or, to put it another way, there were few, if any, consequences for its behaviour… Another Way
- For 200 years, the dominant powers have also been the colonial powers: the European countries, the U.S. and Japan. They have never been required to… Been
- Ever since the Meiji restoration in 1868, Japan has turned its back on Asia in general and China in particular: its pattern of aggression from… Aggression
- The reason why China forecasting has such a poor track record is that Westerners constantly invoke the model and experience of the West to explain… China