Alan Greenspan Quotes

Countries are effectively paid deference in direct and indirect ways if they're huge oil suppliers.

Nobody messes with China, nobody messes with the United States, or with Europe, because these are really big entities with a lot of clout and a lot of economic power. They have a place at the table.

Russia is living proof that hard power is brittle without the other dimensions of great-power status.

In an era of billion-person countries and trillion-pound economies, we need to find ways to amplify our voice. We are most likely to be heard when the Chinese negotiate with a £10 trillion E.U., not a £1.5 trillion Britain.

To the men in Washington, the world is just a giant Monopoly board.

To the extent that the United States has, I don't like the word hegemony, the United States has influence around the world, I don't think that's based on to any significant degree on the fact that countries use the dollar as their major reserve.

Europe has united, China is growing speedily and Russia possesses immense power in terms of fuel resources. The US administration cannot do anything about it.

Whether people like it or not, China is incredibly important to the future of mankind. For me, this is something that we all need to have intelligent discussions about in America, in Britain, in Europe.

Thanks, Mr. President. Nobody has complimented the stock exchange for a long while.

Geo-economics may replace geo-politics as the driving force in international relations.

If we do not have the economic resources to be a leader, it’s going to affect our foreign policy.

Power is the true reserve currency in international affairs.

Europe’s slow political decline has been disguised for decades by American power.

Engaging the foreign state in trade agreements and concessions with the intent of enhancing moderate social elements will concomitantly strengthen the economic and military power of the challenger.

Economic assistance is one of the most effective weapons at our disposal to influence European political events in the direction we desire.

Influence in the globalized world is increasingly determined by economic strength.

When Trump was a candidate, he talked about the stock market, because, oh, the stock market was going up when Obama was president.

The Chinese go around with lollipops in their pockets. They have aid. They have friendship deals. They build you a Prime Minister's office or President's office or Parliament House or Foreign Ministry. For them, trade is an extension of their foreign policy.

When it comes to international trade, the question is, who is going to write the rules, the United States or China? And my vote is the United States.

While domestically the president may be able to somewhat reshape his/her image through defining moments and actions, this is far less feasible internationally.

The role that I played in Ukraine ended up resulting in Ukraine becoming part of the European community.

I don't know how to handle all the trade talks.

I've been through geopolitical and economic cycles.

People that's in power - the central banks, these fiat currencies that are traded globally - they got influence over the messaging and the narrative in the media.

The United States is and will continue to be the most important country in the world, economically, militarily, intellectually. There's nothing that four years of Trump can do to stop that. What it is no longer, during the Trump years, is the leading source for better governmental arrangements between countries.