“The full history of the interlocking participation of the Imperial German Government and international finance in the destruction of the Russian Empire is not yet written...It is not a mere coincidence that at the notorious meeting held at Stockholm in 1916, between the former Russian Minister of the Interior, Protopopoff, and the German Agents, the German Foreign Office was represented by Mr. Warburg, whose two brothers were members of the international banking firm, Kuhn, Loeb and Company, of which the late Mr. Jacob Schiff was a senior member.” TwoGovernmentCompanyWrittenBrotherMembersOfficeLateDestructionMeetingsMereInternationalJewFinanceAgentsFormerFirmMinistersEmpiresCoincidenceSeniorParticipationInteriorsBankingJacobNotoriousTwo BrothersStockholm Author:Boris Brasol
“It would be almost politically suicidal for members of Congress to espouse a balanced position between Israel and Palestine, to suggest that Israel comply with international law or to speak in defense of justice or human rights for Palestinians. If they did so, they couldn't be reelected.” IfsHumansWould BeLawSpeakJusticeRightsPositionMembersInternationalCongressHuman RightsIsraelDefenseBalancedPalestinianPalestineSuicidalInternational Law Author:Jimmy Carter
“If I were doing the Security Council today, I'd have one permanent member, the United States, because that's the real reflection of the distribution of power in the world. All international laws are invalid, meaningless attempts to constrict American power.” IfsWorldRealStatesTodayLawUnitedUnited StatesSecurityMembersReflectionInternationalPermanentMeaninglessDistributionCouncilInternational LawSecurity CouncilAmerican PowerDistribution Of Power Author:John Bolton
“... Member Countries shall take necessary action and/or shall establish negotiations, individually or in groups, with the oil companies with a view to adopting ways and means to offset any adverse effects on the per barrel real income of Member Countries resulting from the international monetary developments as of 15th August 1971.” WayMeanRealCountryActionViewsCompanyGroupsEffectsDevelopmentMembersInvestingInternationalOilIncomeNegotiationAugustMonetaryBarrelsAdverseAdoptingOil CompaniesAdverse Effects Author:Richard M. Nixon
“Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as a banker, and I was also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Commerce.” WarCertainAmountPeriodsDirectorsMembersEuropeInternationalBoardsCommerceChamberBankersBoard Of DirectorsChamber Of Commerce Author:W. Averell Harriman
“I'm a member of no party. I have no ideology. I'm a rationalist. I do what I can in the international struggle between science and reason and the barbarism, superstition and stupidity that's all around us.” I CanReasonPartyStruggleMembersInternationalStupidityIdeologySuperstitionsBarbarism Author:Christopher Hitchens
“I don't belong to a church or political party or a group of any kind. I feel that Amnesty International is the most civilized organization in history. Its currency is the written word. Its weapon is the letter; that's why I am a member. I believe in its non-violence; I believe in its effectiveness. Its dignity and its sense of commitment. Its focus on individuals and the concentration and tenacity with which they defend those imprisoned for their ideas has earned it the cautious respect of repressive governments throughout the world.” WorldFeelsBelieveKindIdeasGovernmentPoliticalIndividualI BelieveChurchPartyFocusViolenceWrittenGroupsMembersWeaponsCommitmentDignityLettersOrganizationPrisonInternationalI Believe InConcentrationCivilizedCurrencyPolitical PartiesEffectivenessCautiousTenacityNon ViolenceWritten WordAmnestyAmnesty International Author:Sting
“Some countries such as Iran and Syria are using the commotion to distract attention from their own problems with the international community. The Palestinians, who have been deeply divided since their election, have found a common enemy in Denmark that unites them. Extremists and fundamentalists are exploiting the conflict to promote their radical agenda and win new members.” Has BeensCountryProblemFoundWinningCommunityCommonAttentionEnemyConflictMembersElectionInternationalRadicalAgendasIranDividedPalestinianSyriaExtremistInternational CommunityDenmarkCommon Enemy Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“So long as public schools are treated as places that exist to provide guaranteed jobs to members of the teachers' unions, do not be surprised to see American students continuing to score lower on international tests than students in countries that spend a lot less per pupil than we do.” LongCountrySchoolJobsTeacherStudentsMembersTestsUnionsInternationalTreatedScoreContinuingPublic SchoolPupilsTeachers Unions Author:Thomas Sowell
“To realize lasting peace and sustainable development in human society, members of the international community have to cooperate with one another fully and make concerted efforts.” HumansRealizingCommunityEffortDevelopmentMembersInternationalLastingHuman SocietySustainable DevelopmentInternational Community Author:Wu Bangguo
“However, however, if the goal is to abandon America's free enterprise economy, if the goal is to convert America into a submissive member of the international community, if the goal is not to fix America, but to change America, then they want leaders that are going to come up here and fight it every step of the way.” IfsWayWantAmericaFightingGoalCommunityLeaderStepsEconomyMembersInternationalCome UpEnterpriseAbandonEvery StepInternational CommunitySubmissiveFree Enterprise Author:Marco Rubio
“I do not like to encourage personalized politics, so we would not like it to be thought that just because certain political personalities were attacked, this means the situation is very grave. The true gravity of the situation comes from the fact that ordinary members of the NLD are repressed all the time. We don't want a completely paralyzed political organization, while a select few leaders are protected by international attention.” WantMeanFactsPoliticalCertainAttentionSituationLeaderPersonalityMembersOrdinaryOrganizationInternationalGravesGravityProtectedSelectRepressedParalyzedPersonalized Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“The Iranians know what they need to do in order to become a responsible member of the international community and in order to become a good neighbor, and it's really up to them to change their behavior.” KnowsNeedsOrderCommunityMembersBehaviorResponsibleInternationalNeighborInternational CommunityGood Neighbor Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“International institutions like the Security Council, the General Assembly, the G20, the BRICs, the IMF, etc., continue to be little more than an extension of the (increasingly conflicting) values and interests of member states.” LittlesStatesValuesInterestSecurityMembersInstitutionsInternationalEtcExtensionsCouncilAssemblySecurity CouncilImfGeneral AssemblyBrics Author:Ian Bremmer
“There is an international treaty framework for this. It's the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Most countries in the world are members of the treaty.” WorldCountryMembersInternationalNuclearFrameworkTreatiesProliferationProliferation Treaty Author:John Burroughs
“The Security Council should be seen as the executive committee of the global security system set up after World War II. Its members, and especially the Permanent 5 (P5), have a special responsibility for international peace and security.” WorldShouldWarResponsibilitySpecialSecurityMembersInternationalPermanentWar Of The WorldsExecutivesWorld War IiWorld War ICommitteesCouncilInternational PeaceSecurity CouncilPeace And SecuritySecurity Systems Author:Kofi Annan
“Occasionally we have to interpret an international treaty - one, perhaps, affecting airlines and liability for injury to passengers or damage to goods. Then, of course, we have to look to the precedents of other member nations in resolving issues.” LooksCoursesNationsIssuesMembersInternationalDamageInjuryGoodsAirlineTreatiesPassengersPrecedentLiability Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security Council permanent members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The profound wisdom of this has underpinned the stability of international relations for decades.” ShouldWarHappensAmericaNationsDecisionUnitedSecurityMembersUnderstoodRelationProfoundInternationalDecadesPermanentStabilityFoundersConsentUnited NationsCouncilConsensusInternational RelationsCharterVetoSecurity Council Author:Vladimir Putin
“The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members allow it to be.” RealityMembersInstitutionsInternationalUnescoBihar Book:Towards a new world: defining moments Source: Towards a new world: defining moments
“If China is helping its domestic industries charge an artificially low price for solar panels and other environmental goods, then China is violating international trade rules that it agreed to when it became a member of the World Trade Organization.” IfsWorldHelpingIndustryMembersLowsOrganizationTradeEnvironmentalInternationalChinaGoodsWorld TradeInternational TradeSolar PanelsWorld Trade Organization Author:Ron Wyden