The Chinese economy’s still not that much of a consumer economy.

The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in India, the largest investment fund in the world is in...

One of the things that has been very difficult in Libya is the sense of uncertainty – the sense that they haven’t actually finished the revolution, that there was still a great deal of uncertainty....

In the 1990s, we were certain that Saddam Hussein had a nuclear arsenal. In fact, his factories could barely make soap.

It hasn’t been easy to find American citizens who are willing to pick fruit in 110 degree weather.

If we didn’t have the rest of the world growing, the United States economy would be in much worse shape than it is today.

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn’t mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The...

What happens in the media is the cult of personality. The brands who have been forced to cut their staff have been forced to take on the brands of journalists.

Street protests in Saudi Arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession.

It’s not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time.

The American dream seems to be thriving in Europe not at home.

The situation in Syria is quite different from Libya.

During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world....

I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.

The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic...

The markets are much more interested in America’s long-term trajectory than they are in feeling that there is an acute short-term crisis.