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Richard N. Haass

American Diplomat

Born: Jul 28, 1951

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There's a pattern in Bush 43's presidency of being attracted to the big and the bold, and my whole reading of him is that he was instinctively uncomfortable with what you might call a modulated foreign policy - a foreign policy of adjustment, of degree. Richard N. Haass

The Trump administration has been characterized by adhocracy during its initial months. The initiative limiting immigration is a case in point. The new policy was not vetted fully within the administration - indeed, then-Acting Attorney General Sally Yates first read the decision after the text of the new executive order was published online. Richard N. Haass

Immigration Decision First Months Indeed Characterized Has-Been Administration Case General Online Point New Attorney Attorney General Executive Policy Read Within Limiting Been Trump Text Sally Order After Fully Initial Initiative Published

The political world is defined by relationships rather than transactions, and by numerous actors at home and abroad with independent power. Navigating such a world is difficult and precarious. Richard N. Haass

Home World Political Power Difficult Numerous Relationships Defined Independent Rather Abroad Precarious Than Political World Transactions Actor

I tend to be one of those who does not equate democratization with the holding of elections. The emphasis ought to be on such things as rule of law, economic reform, and promotion of a free media - in short, essentially independent, free institutions. Richard N. Haass

Law Free Holding Ought Rule Rule Of Law Those Independent Promotion Economic Tend Emphasis Institutions Democratization Equate Does Reform Short Essentially Elections Who Such Things Media Things

I believe in diplomacy; I don't believe in talking to... that talking to Iran somehow constitutes a concession or a favour. Richard N. Haass

Diplomacy Believe Favour Somehow Talking Concession Iran

Our inability to govern ourselves at home, to deal with everything from infrastructure to our debt to tax policy, is reducing the appeal of the American model. Richard N. Haass

Home Our Everything Ourselves Policy Deal Reducing Govern Debt Model American Tax Inability Tax Policy Infrastructure Appeal

Campaigning and governing are two very different activities, and there is no reason to assume that how Trump conducted the former will dictate how he approaches the latter. Richard N. Haass

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I did not support the U.S. decision to intervene with military force in Libya. The evidence was not persuasive that a large-scale massacre or genocide was either likely or imminent. Policies other than military intervention were never given a full chance. Richard N. Haass

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Modern terrorism is too destructive to be tolerated, much less supported. Richard N. Haass

Terrorism Too Destructive Supported Modern Much Less Tolerated

The decision to attack Iraq in March 2003 was discretionary; it was a war of choice. Richard N. Haass

War Decision Attack Iraq Discretionary Choice March

Black markets exist any time there is a profit to be made. Richard N. Haass

Time Black Made Profit Markets Exist Any

To be sure, many of the Sykes-Picot borders reflected deals cut in Europe rather than local demographic or historical realities. But that hardly makes the Middle East unique: Most borders around the world owe their legacy less to thoughtful design or popular choice than to some mixture of violence, ambition, geography, and chance. Richard N. Haass

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September 11, 2001, was a terrible tragedy by any measure, but it was not a historical turning point. It did not herald a new era of international relations in which terrorists with a global agenda prevailed or in which such spectacular terrorist attacks became commonplace. Richard N. Haass

September International Relations Relations Prevailed Point Attacks New Global Terrible New Era Became Terrorist Terrorists Era Tragedy Historical Did Any Which Commonplace Agenda Turning Turning Point Measure International Spectacular

The Internet, one of the great inventions of the modern Western world, has shown itself to be a weapon that can be used to incite and train those who wish to cause harm to that world. Richard N. Haass

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Trump's foreign policy is not so much immoral as it is amoral. Richard N. Haass

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