52 Quotes by James G. Stavridis

As cyberweapons and cyberattacks increase in scale and intensity, it will be difficult to defend against them all.

If we discover through a thorough and unbiased investigation that Russia has indeed attacked our electoral process directly with the intent to influencing the process, our response needs to be robust, rapid, and proportional. This will shape our relationship with Russia profoundly.

Russian strategy seems to center on maintaining Putin's popularity at home; building a strong military capacity in special forces, nuclear weapons, and advanced submarines; pressuring nearby nations to join various defense and customs pacts dominated by Russia; and pushing back on the U.S. wherever convenient.

I grew up as a baseball player, and given my modest size, it was always clear that I would end up playing in the infield.

As a geographic location, Greece offers the best bases in the NATO Alliance from which to operate in the trouble spots of the Middle East and the Mediterranean.

Building a stable, peaceful, and coherent Europe must include Russia.

It is an ambitious agenda, but the approach to Russia should be, 'Confront where we must, but cooperate where we can.'