Arab nationalism, which tended to be until relatively recent somewhat secular in motivation, has now become increasingly religious and fundamentalist. And that makes it more pervasive, more difficult to deal with.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIArab nationalism, which tended to be until relatively recent somewhat secular in motivation, has now become increasingly religious and fundamentalist. And that makes it more pervasive, more difficult to deal with.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIHenceforth, the United States may have to determine how to cope with regional coalitions that seek to push America out of Eurasia, thereby threatening America’s status as a global power.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIIn Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIUkraine, a new and important space on the Eurasian chessboard, is a geopolitical pivot because its very existence as an independent country helps to transform Russia. Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be a Eurasian empire.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIThough Stalinism may have been a needless tragedy for both the Russian people and communism as an ideal, there is the intellectually tantalizing possibility that for the world at large it was, as we shall see, a blessing in disguise.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIIn the longer run, I happen to think that Russia really has no choice but to become gradually more associated with the Euro-Atlantic community. Because if it isn’t, then it’s going to find itself essentially facing China all by itself, facing the Euro-Atlantic community all by itself.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIPeople, governments and economies of all nations must serve the needs of multinational banks and corporations.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKII was confident about America and the idea that in America people can become American without masking their ethnic identity.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIToday it is infinitely easier to kill one million people than to control one million people.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKILike so many empires before it, the Soviet Union eventually imploded and fragmented, falling victim not so much to a direct military defeat as to disintegration accelerated by economic and social strains.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKILook at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKII happen to think that as the Ukraine moves to the West, towards the E.U., eventually towards NATO, it will pave the way also for Russia moving towards the West. Because it will become a logical extension of the same process, and it will eliminate any imperial ambitions.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKISoon it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIIt certainly would be possible for America to redefine its role in the world, especially if, in the short run, America is able to cope effectively with the ongoing dilemma in the Middle East.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKIMarxism represents a further vital and creative stage in the maturing of man’s universal vision… The nation-state is gradually yielding its sovereignty… More intensive efforts to shape a new world monetary structure will have to be undertaken.
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKII think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?
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