I think that Vladimir Putin is certainly getting a lot of publicity for what the Russians are doing. And I'm not sure that's unwelcome to him. I thin….

It's a very broad and not very well-disguised effort of Russians to create questions about the legitimacy of these Western elections. And, I think, t….

I think that Iran with a nuclear weapon is extremely destabilizing. I think it could precipitate a nuclear arms race in the region..

I consider myself a Republican..

I've seen, all too often in my career, people coming in to lead agencies and organizations and trying to impose change from the top down. Never works….

I'm a big advocate of drones..

I think when it comes to the issues, I'd advise him to stick to the script. But, I mean, Donald Trump is going to have some very tough conversations ….

There will be boots on the ground if there's to be any hope of success in the strategy..

There's a lot of books out there about how you lead change in business, but I've certainly not seen any... on how you do that in public institutions..

My one concern is that Hu Jintao may overestimate how much power China has in Pyongyang. They have - they do have influence, and they do have compani….

I will always be an advocate in terms of wars of necessity. I am just much more cautious on wars of choice..

I've spent my entire adult life with the United States as a superpower and one that had no compunction about spending what it took to sustain that po….

When I was the director of Central Intelligence in the early '90s, I tried to get the Air Force to partner with us in building drones. And they didn'….

I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet - and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful..

I think, on the foreign policy side, that there is a need for disruption. We've had three administrations follow a pretty consistent policy toward No….

I think it's kind of a stretch. You know, it's one thing if somebody working for the U.S. government has sold secrets to the other side, it's another….

Soviet foreign ministers would come in to see the president all the time, routinely. Jimmy Carter stopped that after the invasion of Afghanistan. Ron….

No president is well-served by groupthink or by everybody singing from the same sheet of music they think he's on..

If possible, to be in a position to announce who is going to step in as the interim immediately. And if possible, to announce who you're going to nom….

Development is a lot cheaper than sending soldiers..

There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership of the United States and everybody in the wor….