All Stephen Kinzer Quotes
- The United States has means to wound Latin American countries deeply, chiefly by altering trade policies to cut imports in ways that would throw thousands… Altering
- In the 1980s, the U.S. Army invaded two Caribbean countries, Grenada and Panama, to depose leaders who had defied Washington. Army
- American strategic doctrine suggests that Mexico is of second-level importance to the United States. It ranks below Japan and Indonesia, Brazil and India, Egypt and… American
- With the exception of China, and perhaps Turkey, no country in the world matters as much to the United States as Mexico. China
- One day, Mexico will have a leader who is nationalist not simply in rhetoric, but also in fact. Day
- Mexico needs schools, rural development, and an independent judiciary, not high-tech weaponry. Development
- Other places are also generators of far-flung violence beyond their own borders - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are obvious examples - but none has as… Arabia
- The history of Chechnya is one of imperialism gone terribly wrong. In the 13th and 14th centuries, Chechens were among the few peoples to fend… Absorb
- Chechens are not ethnically or culturally Russian, and have now been fighting for generations to free themselves from Russian rule. Been
- Chechens are Muslim, and some share the belief that the West is engaged in a global campaign against Islam. Belief
- If women are being oppressed in Egypt or children are being forced to join armies in the Congo, for example, it is not only acceptable… Acceptable
- It is truly vital for the United States to assure that it is not attacked with weapons of mass destruction; to prevent wars in other… Access
- Only one American has given his life for Iranian democracy. He was a young idealist from Nebraska named Howard Baskerville. In 1907, fresh out of… American
- Challenging orthodoxy is a death sentence in Washington. Challenging
- Foreign interventions always end badly. Always End
- Rwanda has emerged from the devastation of genocide and become more secure and prosperous than anyone had a right to expect. Anyone
- No authoritarian leader cedes power easily or turns it over to bodies he cannot control. Authoritarian
- Guerrilla leaders win wars by being paranoid and ruthless. Once they take power, they are expected to abandon those qualities and embrace opposite ones: tolerance,… Abandon
- The dramatic rise of Turkey in the councils of world power was one of the main geopolitical developments of 2010. Councils
- One of the immutable patterns of history is the rise and fall of great powers. Those that survive are the ones that adapt as the… Adapt
- Alliances and partnerships produce stability when they reflect realities and interests. Alliance
- For many years as a foreign correspondent, I not only worked alongside human rights advocates, but considered myself one of them. To defend the rights… Advocate
- Rebels in Darfur have learned the value of mobilizing western human rights groups to prolong wars, and this lesson is working gloriously for them. Darfur
- Human Rights Watch wants Rwandans to be able to speak freely about their ethnic hatreds, and to allow political parties connected with the defeated genocide… Able
- Successive American presidents have turned a blind eye to piles of evidence that Saudi money is being used to foment holy war against America. America