History Quote by Hugh Brogan

“Alliances are useful in some situations. In others, they are absolutely vital. But they must always be approached with caution. Unity of that sort…

— Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

“In order to forge alliances, we first need worthy adversaries. Without adversaries, no alliances are necessary.”

— Bernd Heinrich

“The explanation is that it is rivals rather than enemies who hamper our beginnings, and it is against them we fight until the great…

— Jean d'Ormesson

“Alliances are useful in some situations. In others, they are absolutely vital. But”

— Timothy Zahn

I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.

— Robert Kagan

An alliance is like a chain. It is not made stronger by adding weak links to it. A great power like the United States…

— Walter Lippmann

“allies are essential; that commitments are so sacred that by nature they should be rare; and that grandstanding rarely gets anything done.”

— Alice Schroeder

Good alliances are made of strong, capable partners.

— Mark Esper

“Rivalry adds so much to the charm of one’s conquests.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“This is a pact, my dear. An alliance. Allies never trust each other, but that doesn't spoil their effectiveness. Our motives might be quite…

— Ayn Rand

“Here, just like in my own world, popularity was power; survival required the occasional sacrifice of a damaged limb—or a damaged cousin—and alliances were…

— Rachel Vincent

The two world wars boosted American power and devastated potential rivals to an extent that could not have lasted more than a few decades.

— Ian Bremmer