38 Quotes by Jared Cohen

I didn't want any surprises; I churlishly thought if I revealed my Judaism at McDonald's, I would somehow be protected by the friendly American forces of crispy chicken sandwiches and supersized French fries.

If you’re not creating waves, then you’re not pushing enough.

If anybody really wanted to shoot the president of the United States,” Kennedy told his aide Kenneth O’Donnell on the morning of November 22, “it was not a very difficult job – all one had to do was get a high building someday with a telescopic rifle, and there was nothing anybody could do to defend against such an attempt.

We live in a world where all wars will begin as cyber wars... It's the combination of hacking and massive, well-coordinated disinformation campaigns.

When people think of digital diplomacy, they think of government tweeting. It is not what it is. That is public diplomacy.

When we're splitting our time between a physical and digital world, you have to stay safe online the same way you stay safe offline.

The intensity of cyber conflict around the world is increasing, and the tools are becoming cheaper and more readily available.

I dislike the phrase 'social media.' 'Social media' is merely a way to describe new tools in an old and narrow paradigm where we measure success by how many people are reached.

It's not a panacea: there are problems in the world that technology can't fix. You can't fix water shortages. You can't storm a Ministry of the Interior with a cell phone. You can't magically create leaders and institutions overnight. You can't eat it. You can't shield a bullet.