Garry Kasparov Quotes

Western history shows that the current legitimacy crises in the Middle East is neither unprecedented in its gravity nor likely to resolve itself in any straightforward manner.

There are some common problems in the Balkans in the settlement of which Bulgaria should also participate.

As long as Hamas needs the support it could conceivably get from the international community through the Palestinian Authority, it has an interest in playing nice with Fatah. And Fatah has an interest in playing nice with Hamas because it needs some source of legitimacy on the West Bank.

[Vladimir] Putin's Russia is only indirectly concerned with the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a means of maintaining its sphere of influence. I doubt that Russia will meddle. Moreover, I'm quite sure that Ilham Aliyev won't decide to carry out any serious action - it's not in his interest. He's learned his lesson very well - threaten to take action but never act on such words.

At the northern border of Azerbaijan, Daghestan by no means contributes to the democratization of the Caucasus.

Kashmir is the real test of secularism in India.

The Arab monarchies, especially Jordan and Morocco, are more legitimate than the false republics, with their stolen elections, regime-dominated courts and rubber-stamp parliaments.

Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized.

A final and long-lasting solution to the Kosovo issue cannot be achieved without an agreement with Serbia, especially in regard to the U.N.

In this context, social consensus, and institutions that embody this consensus, must be made effective in order for democratization not to be abused as a provisional instrument to establish an anti-democratic regime.

What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein were felt to have defended Arab interests against the world. That, in the end, is more important than what they wear on their head.

The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians.

[Referring to Nicaragua's Sandanistas:] A government is not legitimate merely because it exists.

Only God who appointed me can remove me. Not the MDC, not the British. The MDC will never rule this country--never.

Russia’s back yard is littered with authoritarian regimes—Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Uzbekistan, to name a few—whose leaders seem to view positions as lifetime appointments.

Maintaining legitimacy in an authoritarian state is very difficult.

Another of Moscow's suggestions for the same region [Moldova & Romania] has been the creation of a Jewish state.

The situation of any leader in the Middle East is not easy.

A two-state solution cannot be promised without having negotiations first.

If Israel does not find the way to disengage from the Palestinians, its future might resemble the experience of Belfast or Bosnia - two communities bleeding each other to death for generations.

Netanyahu personally is leading the campaign against the Arabs.

Around us in the Middle East there is total chaos. I'm not willing to give up on my land for this chaos.

I'm not an expert on India-Pakistan relations, but, Pakistan is big enough without Kashmir and India too is big enough without Kashmir.

I don't think that the fundamental issue between India and Pakistan is Kashmir, OK.

Assad must go. He's lost the legitimacy to govern.