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Richard N. Haass
Richard N. Haass
American Diplomat
Born: Jul 28, 1951
American Country First War Will World
Related authors: Cynthia P. Schneider Dean Rusk Harry Hopkins Jeane Kirkpatrick Joseph P. Kennedy Lawrence Eagleburger Madeleine M. Kunin Ralph Bunche
Nationalism is a tool increasingly used by leaders to bolster their authority, especially amid difficult economic and political conditions. Richard N. Haass
Political Nationalism Difficult Increasingly Tool Economic Leaders Conditions Authority Used Bolster
Unrestrained zeal to make the world better could make it worse. Promoting democracy must be undertaken with humility, care, and wisdom. Richard N. Haass
Wisdom Democracy World Better Care Humility Worse Must Promoting Could Make Undertaken Zeal
Difficult choices, unlike red wine, rarely improve with age. Richard N. Haass
Age Wine Difficult Unlike Rarely Red Red Wine Improve Choices
The United States, working closely with the United Kingdom and others, established the liberal world order in the wake of World War II. The goal was to ensure that the conditions that had led to two world wars in 30 years would never again arise. Richard N. Haass
War World Others Liberal States Ensure Would Kingdom Never Had Arise Years Goal Led Conditions Wake Closely Established Order Again Working Wars United United Kingdom United States World Order Two World War World War II World Wars
The rise of populism is in part a response to stagnating incomes and job loss, owing mostly to new technologies but widely attributed to imports and immigrants. Richard N. Haass
Job Response Immigrants Rise Part New Mostly Attributed Imports Loss New Technologies Owing Incomes Technologies Widely
Russia may well be willing to stop interfering in Eastern Ukraine in exchange for a degree of sanctions relief if it could be assured that ethnic Russians there would not face reprisals. Richard N. Haass
Degree Face Assured Ukraine Willing Relief Eastern Would Russia Russians Could Exchange Well May Stop Sanctions Ethnic Interfering
It is true that the U.S. could and should have been more generous as Russia made its painful transition to a market economy in the 1990s. Richard N. Haass
Made Market Market Economy Russia More Could True Generous Economy Been Transition Should Painful
Bad situations can always get worse. Richard N. Haass
Worse Bad Always Get Situations
The United States is not just another country. It has more capacity and potential to influence the world than any other country - and no other country has the resources and mindset to lead a world that is not on autopilot. Richard N. Haass
World Country Other Resources Mindset States More Potential Lead Another Than Any Any Other Country Just Influence Capacity United United States
It is in the interest of Americans to find out what those wanting to be president think about a wide range of challenges and what they might do about them. We should want to get their take on the wisdom of past decisions, what they agree and disagree with, and why. Richard N. Haass
Wisdom Challenges Disagree Past Think President Range Those Out Find About Take Get American Want Wanting Interest Decisions Them Might Should Agree Why Wide Wide Range
If old American alliance commitments don't count for as much, countries will, in some cases, then say, 'Well, we've got to militarize in certain ways and act more independently.' Richard N. Haass
Old Will Say Ways Independently Some Cases More Alliance Count Countries Well Got American Commitments Then Much Certain Act
Americans never would alter the way entitlement programs are funded or education administered without serious study and widespread debate. Richard N. Haass
Education Entitlement Debate Programs Way Would Entitlement Programs Never Study Alter Without American Serious Widespread
Security is the absolute precondition for sustainable recovery from conflict; without it, people cannot rebuild their country or return to school or work. Richard N. Haass
Work Conflict People School Country Rebuild Security Absolute Recovery Return Without Sustainable Cannot
For too long, America tolerated a 'democratic exception' in the Muslim Middle East. As long as governments were friendly and backed regional stability, there was no need for outsiders to encourage representative government. Richard N. Haass
Government Long Too Backed East Muslim Exception Outsiders Democratic Were Encourage Governments Friendly America Stability Representative Middle Middle East Regional Tolerated Need
Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government. Richard N. Haass
Government Democracy Citizenry Able Question Informed Requires
Europeans must shed their illusions about what they can accomplish in the world on their own. Loose talk about resurrecting a multi-polar world is just that - loose talk. Richard N. Haass
World Own Must About Talk Shed Loose Accomplish Just Europeans Illusions
Middle East history is replete with examples of missed and lost chances to make peace. Richard N. Haass
History Peace Lost East Examples Missed Make Replete Middle Middle East Chances
The benefits of freer trade, such as job creation, lower inflation, and greater consumer choice, are often invisible or only partly visible. Richard N. Haass
Benefits Inflation Job Creation Visible Job Creation Only Consumer Invisible Freer Partly Greater Trade Often Choice Lower
No one pursuing reasonable goals and who is prepared to compromise can argue that terrorism is his or his group's only option. Richard N. Haass
Terrorism Goals Group Only Compromise Pursuing Argue No-One His Option Reasonable Who Prepared
Terrorism needs to be de-legitimized in the way that slavery has been. Doing so will make governments and individuals think twice before becoming a party to terrorism; it should also make it less difficult to garner support for international action against those who nevertheless carry it out. Richard N. Haass
Needs Terrorism Will Party Before Action Difficult Think Way Those Out Has-Been Carry Support Individuals Nevertheless Also Make Becoming Doing Been Governments Against Should Less Who International Twice Garner Slavery
I am confident in saying that Oberlin did more for me than vice versa. I took a fantastic class in religion, which led me to archaeology, which got me to the Middle East, which led me to international relations, which launched me on my career. Richard N. Haass
Saying Religion Me Class Vice Versa International Relations Took Relations East Archaeology More Got Am Versa Led Than Did Confident Middle Vice Middle East Which Fantastic International Career
Foreign policy must be about priorities. The United States cannot do everything everywhere. Richard N. Haass
Everything Everywhere States Must About Policy Priorities Foreign Foreign Policy Cannot United United States
Terrorism is a decentralized phenomenon - in its funding, planning, and execution. Richard N. Haass
Terrorism Execution Decentralized Planning Funding Phenomenon
American influence in the world depends on the ability to act with real capacity and set an example that others will want to follow. This all takes resources. Richard N. Haass
World Will Example Others Resources Ability Follow Takes Real American Depends Influence Want Capacity Act Set
If anything, what happened in Iraq after the fall of Saddam set back prospects for democratic reform in the region, as many came to associate political change with chaos. Richard N. Haass
Change Political Fall Back Chaos Saddam Prospects Democratic Came Iraq Reform After Anything Happened Region Many Associate Set
White House staff are meant to coordinate and set policy, not carry it out. Richard N. Haass
White White House Out Carry House Policy Staff Meant Coordinate Set
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