Reuven Rivlin Quotes

I do not see it as desirable for South Korea to take the back seat and watch discussions between the U.S. and China.

Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to.

Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.

Anybody who says it is in America's interest to not have better relations with Russia doesn't know what they're talking about when it comes to geopolitics.

Donald Trump recognizes that a good leader is going to protect America's interests by making sure that we have a relationship with Russia: that our interests are protected, not theirs.

I think what you can see is that we have worked very closely with China. China has really stood up in putting the pressure on North Korea.

My colleagues and I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and other Israeli military and security officials to discuss our votes against the terrible Iran deal and to reaffirm our commitment to our longstanding alliance.

American presence is, you know, the major cause of balance of power and the stability in this region.

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

That is one of the reasons why we advocate for good relations between the two countries. Turkey understands the needs of the region.

This fact lays on us - so long as the maintenance of good relations with Russia seems to us worth an effort - the duty of satisfying Russia that she has no need to fear any invasion of her sphere of interests on Germany's part.

Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between the Israelis and the Palestinians. But Jefferson, Madison, and Washington explicitly warned against involving ourselves in foreign conflicts.

The matter of international relations is very subtle and exquisite.

Clearly, for France in her present position, intelligent activity consists of practicing a policy of entente with Germany in order to survive

Foreign Policy has to be less foreign.

You do not build a foreign policy based on one man.

The management of a balance of power is a permanent undertaking, not an exertion that has a foreseeable end.

We had to avoid wounding Austria too severely; we had to avoid leaving behind in her any unnecessary bitterness of feeling or desire for revenge; we ought rather to reserve the possibility of becoming friends again with our adversary of the moment, and in any case to regard the Austrian state as a piece on the European chessboard and the renewal of friendly relations as a move open to us. If Austria were severely injured, she would become the ally of France and of every other opponent of ours; she would even sacrifice her anti-Russian interests for the sake of revenge on Prussia.

Multinational unions are created in a search for more power. This leads either to irresponsible warfare as a result of meddling in foreign affairs, or to irresponsible alliances.

…one of the best ways to preserve the peace was through continuing conversations between responsible officials in different countries.

There is nothing in common between the United States and Saudi Arabia except Israel.

For foreign policy it is necessary to have men who inspire confidence.