We Shouldn't Overdramatize The Current Disagreements With

Today We Are Again Witnessing The Emergence Of Transnational Elites ... [whose] Ties Cut Across National Boundaries ...it Is Likely That Before Long The Social Elites Of Most Of The More Advanced Countries Will Be Highly Internationalist Or Globalist In Spirit And Outlook ... The Nation-state Is Gradually Yielding Its Sovereignty... Further Progress Will Require Greater American Sacrifices. More Intensive Efforts To Shape A New World Monetary Structure Will Have To Be Undertaken, With Some Consequent Risk To The Present Relatively Favorable American Position.

The Key Point To Bear In Mind Is That Russia Cannot Be In Europe Without Ukraine Also Being In Europe, Whereas Ukraine Can Be In Europe Without Russia Being In Europe.

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.

Israel's International Position Is Very Badly Damaged. A Country Which Started Off As A Symbol Of Recovery Of A People Who Were Greatly Persecuted Now Looks Like A Country That Is Persecuting People. And That's Very Bad.

The Political Awakening That Is Happening Worldwide Is A Major Challenge For America, Because It Means That The World Is Much More Restless. It's Stirring. It Has Aspirations Which Are Not Easily Satisfied. And If America Is To Lead, It Has To Relate Itself Somehow To These New, Lively, Intense Political Aspirations, Which Make Our Age So Different From Even The Recent Past.