I think George H. W. Bush, who I had lots of disagreements with, remarkably managed the end of the Cold War in a way that history will look back at and say, ‘Wow.’ Ivo Daalder Read Quote
I think when the military ousts a sitting president, even if the sitting president is deeply unpopular, that’s the definition of a coup. Ivo Daalder Read Quote
Syria is a signature to the Geneva Protocol of 1925, which bans the use of chemical warfare. Syria has violated that international norm. For the United States to act in response is the right thing to do, is a legitimate thing to do, and is necessary in order to uphold this very important international standard. Ivo Daalder Read Quote
Putin wants nothing less than to return Russia to the center of global politics by challenging the primacy that the United States has enjoyed since the end of the Cold War. Ivo Daalder Read Quote
Our fundamental goal in getting involved in Bosnia in the summer of 1995 was to end the war. Richard Holbrooke’s fundamental goal was to negotiate a peace: a peace that was sustaining and self-sustaining over the long term. Ivo Daalder Read Quote
On climate change, the science is clearer about what you need to do to get a real impact than… on counterterrorism. Ivo Daalder Read Quote
