Ban Ki-moon Quotes

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.

Wars are directed by bankers.

I do think that when we're looking at Putin's actions, we really need to look further into what his point is. Because I think there is a misconception that this is kind of reigniting the Cold War and Putin's a bully. And he's just, you know, sort of lashing out at Ukraine when actually I think that this goes much deeper to that.

For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, aren't we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US?

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.

Many people in the world believe that in the 21st century, the Asia-Pacific - Asia in particular - will play a more important role in global economy and politics and that Asia will become an important engine for the world economy.

I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.

Diplomacy is really far less important than the stock movements within Russia.

I think that there is a concern, a question mark, by people all around the world and governments all around the world, as to what China's intentions are.

There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them.

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

Local and national politics have now become irretrievably global because their economies are locked into the global system.

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

What would happen if no cotton was furnished for three years? …. You dare not make war on cotton. No power on earth dares to make war upon it. Cotton is king.

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

Empires can only decline when other nations decline and make way for them.

For the first time since the 15th century, China is becoming a major economic power.

But if there were no other reason why we should never have war, would any sane nation make war on cotton? Without firing a gun, without drawing a sword, should they make war on us we could bring the whole world to our feet.

It is likely that America will be more important during the next century or two, but after that it may well be the turn of China.

From the end of WWI to today, American economic might would be the decisive factor in the shaping of the world order.

The United States depends on South Korea and Japan to help promote American values in East Asia.

We are not a minor power in the Middle East; we are a significant player.

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.

The fact that Brazil and Chile now has China as their largest trading partner means the Monroe Doctrine is certainly something of the past.

People always think American politics is very different, but usually it is a predictor of what happens in the politics elsewhere.