R. Nicholas Burns Quotes

We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible.

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

You have North Korea, you have nuclear weapons, and China could solve that problem. And they're not helping us at all.

Pakistan just cannot survive if it continues to do so (continue this confrontation with India).

You see, psychologically, Australia must understand it has to live in the region around it. Australia must find its security in Asia; it cannot find its security from Asia.

Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.

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

I've said for a long time, clearly the - a, a critical key to success in the region is going to be Pakistan and our relationship with Pakistan, which was one that was broken in the late '80s and which we've worked hard to restore.

Nobody will be allowed to use Pakistan soil for any form of aggression toward any friend or foe.

America's relations with complex Middle Eastern states such as Egypt are often difficult.

Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken.

We need peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. It is important to have political and security stability to build up our economic growth.

Trust between allies is as important as deterrence of foes.

Peace and security for the United States depend on building principled, constructive, clear-eyed relations with our former great-power adversaries.

America’s military bases around the world are centers of stability in unstable regions.

The only thing that is worse than dealing with Pakistan is the neglect of doing so.

Our Russian policy must not be dictated by people who have already made up their minds there is no possibility of working with the Russians and that our interests are bound to conflict and ultimately lead to war. From my point of view, this is an untenable position and can but lead to disaster.

Prudence dictates that there should be a balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region.

As our relationship with China grows and matures, tensions will naturally emerge.

If the United States and China can accommodate each other on a broad range of issues, the prospects for stability in Asia will be greatly increased.

A strong, responsible Israel can become a stabilizer in such a turbulent region.

Pakistan is not a rogue state, but it harbours and covertly supports rogue elements. While war is not the answer, hard or coercive diplomacy could be.

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.

Candidate Trump held out his hand to Vladimir Putin. He rejected further U.S. intervention in Syria other than to smash ISIS.

Whatever your views on Pakistan, our effort was that we have to engage Pakistan. They are our neighbours. We can choose our friends, but we cannot choose our neighbours.