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Some economists believe that the Great Depression of the 1930s was aggravated by bad monetary policy and lack of American leadership. Britain was too weak to maintain an open international economy, and the United States was not living up to its new responsibilities. (Joseph Nye)
The territorial state has not always existed in the past, so it need not necessarily exist in the future. View quote
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The international system consists not only of states. The international political system is the pattern of relationships among the states. View quote
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Effective foreign policymaking requires an understanding of not only international and transnational systems, but also the intricacies of domestic politics in multiple countries. It also demands recognition of just how little is known about "building nations,” particularly after revolutions – a process that should be viewed in terms of decades, not years. View quote
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Terrorism is like jujitsu: The small players win if they make the large player use his strength against himself. View quote
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We live in a world of diverse cultures, and we know very little about social engineering and how to 'build nations.' And when we cannot be sure how to improve the world, hubristic visions pose a grave danger. View quote
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The new world will not be neat, and you will have to live with that. View quote
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The world at the beginning of the twenty-first century is a strange cocktail of continuity and change. Some aspects of international politics have not changed since Thucydides. View quote
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The bipolar world is over, but it not going to be replaced by a unipolar world empire that the United States controls alone. The world is already economically multipolar, and there will be a diffusion of power as the information revolution progresses, interdependence increases, and transnational actors become more important. The new world will not be neat, and you will have to live with that. View quote
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