Country Quote by John Mearsheimer

Great-power politics is tragic because the structure of the international system forces states that seek only to be secure nonetheless to act aggressively toward…

— John Mearsheimer

“a confirmation of two of history’s more dismal lessons: that grand alliances rarely survive the shock of victory, and that great powers usually behave…

— Hugh Brogan

Great power wars are very costly and dangerous, causing massive loss of life and worldwide turmoil, and possibly spreading to involve other countries.

— John Mearsheimer

Because there is no world government to protect states from one another, major powers are acutely sensitive to threats - especially near their borders…

— John Mearsheimer

A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication.

— Velupillai Prabhakaran

We are not a superpower like the U.S. We are a small and neutral country.

— Sebastian Kurz

The U.S. has intervened more often in more countries farther from its own shores than has any power in modern history.

— Stephen Kinzer

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.

— James K. Polk

Erosion of sovereignty is one more reason a powerful state with a liberal foreign policy ends up fighting never ending wars and fostering militarism…

— John Mearsheimer

With the decline of America's global preeminence, weaker countries will be more susceptible to the assertive influence of major regional powers.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The great powers claim that whatever they possess is theirs by right, but whatever we, the smaller countries possess is negotiable.

— Mohammed Reza Pahlavi

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

— Robert Kagan