Basic principles Quote by William Safire

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…

— Martin Jacques

The United States is committed to a regional order rooted in international rules and norms, including freedom of navigation, and the peaceful resolution of…

— Barack Obama

Remember, the American grand strategy works when other countries feel secure. But it doesn't work if we acquiesce in the aggression of other countries.

— Daniel Fried

Since taking office, President Obama has pursued a policy that focused more American resources and engagement in the Asia-Pacific, a region that will increasingly…

— Ben Rhodes

If you believe in a security strategy - a strategy of more friends and fewer enemies, a strategy of greater cooperation and a strategy…

— William J. Clinton

Our security in a global world must be looked at on a continental basis.

— Alan Bersin

Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.

— William McKinley

We have been using foreign affairs ministries to address security issues, but this practice is outdated. It's time to assign the handling of regional…

— Enrique Pena Nieto

I think it's very, very important that in foreign policy and national security decision making, as in any other realm, that there be a…

— Susan Rice

There is no single grand strategy. Just as the New Left abandoned an overarching program and became a series of like-minded groups advancing area…

— Robert Bork

There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.

— Joschka Fischer

The policies of all powers are inherent in their geography.

— Napoleon Bonaparte