106 Quotes by Richard N. Haass

Multi-lateralism's dilemma: that the inclusion of more actors increases the legitimacy of a process or organization at the same time as it decreases its efficiency and utility.

Sovereignty must be redefined if states are to cope with globalisation.

You cannot be effective if those who work for you are not. So building their effectiveness ought to be a priority.

Television was our chief tool in selling our policy.

States would be wise to weaken sovereignty in order to protect themselves...

The upper hand is with those who are pushing regime change rather than those who are advocating more diplomacy.

Some governments are prepared to give up elements of sovereignty to address the threat of global climate change.

There is no getting around the reality that the second Iraq war was a war of choice; had it been carried out differently, it still would have been an expensive choice and almost certainly a bad one.

Dissent is difficult. It can constitute a real dilemma for the person who disagrees.