Zbigniew Brzezinski Quotes

It is axiomatic that the security of America and Europe are linked.

A strong E.U., a strong NATO, and a true strategic partnership between them is profoundly in our interest.

NATO and the EU have also agreed on permanent arrangements on consultation and cooperation between themselves.

For the United States to be a global leader, we have to have a very tight relationship with Europe. And we've held that relationship since 1949 when we established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. NATO is the bond. It's a security bond.

NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.

The only thing wrong with NATO is that we don't belong to it.

NATO is indispensable to America's national security.

A strong, unwavering relationship between the U.S. and its allies Japan and South Korea is necessary for the national and economic security of all three countries.

For if the Germans do not help defend the West, American and Canadian troops must cross the seas to do the job, and I venture to believe that the troops - if not the statesmen - regard this as an interference at least in their own domestic affairs.

The U.S.-E.U. partnership is indispensable to ensuring a Europe whole, free, and at peace.

I served in the Navy in Europe and know firsthand the importance of our NATO partners.

I want to make it clear that the U.K. is, and will continue to be, a strong, reliable, and committed partner in the fight against terrorism and other threats to our security.

In both world wars, Britain understood that our national sovereignty could only endure if we cooperated with other nations. That our fate is inexorably bound with that of our neighbours.

The first and most important is to emphasize the enduring nature of the alliance relationship particularly with Europe which does share our values and interests even if it disagrees with us on specific policies.

We have an interest in excellent relations because we are neighbours as Europeans with Russia. We are allies with the United States in the NATO framework.

We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account.

Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.

Albania does not feel alone. It is part of the Partnership for Peace structures in NATO, and it will do what it can within that.

We are ready to engage in international co-operation against terrorism with a view to safeguarding national interests and regional security and stability.

Just as we protect California, so shall we protect Japan.

You say that NATO is not directed against us, that it is simply a security structure that is adapting to new realities. Therefore, we propose to join NATO.

NATO is the most important military alliance in world history.

Our commitment to our extensive security cooperation with vital international partners, like India, remains steadfast.

NATO is still the most remarkable alliance in history. It stuck together through 40 years of Cold War, and it then joined together to fight in Afghanistan. In the 1980s, I would not have thought this was going to be possible.

In Romania, American forces have found a devoted NATO ally.