“Simply put, we have to be smart about how we use our power. Not because we have less of it indeed, the might of our military, the size of our economy, the influence of our diplomacy, and the creative energy of our people remain unrivaled. No, it's because as the world has changed, so too have the levers of power that can most effectively shape international affairs.” PeopleWorldUseMightEnergyEconomyCreativeInfluenceMilitaryChangedShapesSmartAffairInternationalSizeDiplomacyBeing SmartLeversCreative EnergyInternational Affairs Author:Hillary Clinton
“A country will have authority and influence because of moral factors, not its military strength; because it can be humble and not blatant and arrogant; because our people want to serve others and not dominate others. And a nation without morality will soon lose its influence around the world.” PeopleWorldWantCountryNationsLosesMoralInfluenceMilitaryMoralityAuthorityHumbleFactorsAround The WorldArrogantBe Humble Book:Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis Source: Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
“By the accusation of liberal bias ... the institutions that conservatives revere - the military, corporate America, organized religion, and the powerful conservative groups themselves - will be able to escape scrutiny and increase their influence.” AbleAmericaPowerfulGroupsInfluenceMilitaryIncreaseInstitutionsConservativeCorporateOrganizedBiasScrutinyAccusationOrganized ReligionCorporate America Author:Eric Alterman
“Beware the influence of the military-industrial complex.” InfluenceMilitaryComplexesMilitary Industrial Complex Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Around the world, America's influence has declined while this president [Barack Obama] has destroyed our military, our allies no longer trust us, and our adversaries no longer respect us.” WorldAmericaPresidentInfluenceMilitaryDestroyedAround The WorldBarackAlliesAdversariesPresident Barack Obama Author:Marco Rubio
“Why do people like America? They say, well, you have the largest military in the world. Because you have more people, et cetera. They like America for what we stand for. And one of the things, and I feel proud to be, what this president's for, the last seven years, is we have once again aligned our basic fundamental beliefs and principles with our conduct. And it matters. It matters in terms of our security. It matters in terms of our ability to influence the world. It matters in our ability to succeed.” PeopleWorldFeelsYearsWellsMatterLastsAmericaBeliefPresidentTermAbilityPrinciplesInfluenceSecurityMilitaryProudSucceedFundamentalsSevenSeven YearsAbility To Succeed Author:Joe Biden
“It is a major world power, and today it is an economic and military leader - no doubt about it. That is why America has a strong influence on the situation in the world in general.” WorldTodayAmericaStrongSituationLeaderDoubtInfluenceEconomicMilitaryMajorsNo DoubtMilitary LeaderWorld Power Author:Vladimir Putin
“What does nonalignment mean? It means we don't belong to any military bloc and that we reserve the right to be friends with any country, independently of the influence of any country. All this has remained unchanged after the signing of the Indo-Soviet treaty, and others can say or think what they like - our policy won't change because of the Soviet Union.” ThinkingMeanDoeCountryInfluenceMilitaryPolicyUnionsSovietReservesSoviet UnionTreatiesSigning Author:Indira Gandhi
“With respect to Russia, my principal approach to Russia has been constant since I first came into office. Russia is an important country. It is a military superpower. It has influence in the region and it has influence around the world.” WorldFirstsHas BeensImportantCountryInfluenceMilitaryOfficeApproachConstantRussiaAround The WorldRegionsPrincipalSuperpower Author:Barack Obama
“I would say that I have been consistent in my broad view of how American power should be deployed, and the view that we underestimate our power when we restrict it to just our military power. We shortchange our influence and our ability to shape events when that's the only tool we think we have in the toolbox.” ThinkingShouldHas BeensAbilityViewsInfluenceMilitaryEventsShapesToolsConsistentBroadsUnderestimateMilitary PowerToolboxAmerican Power Author:Barack Obama
“One of the great things about the United States is that when it comes to world affairs, the president obviously is the leader of the Executive Branch, the Commander-in-Chief, the spokesperson for the nation, but the influence and the work that we have is the result not just of the president, it is the result of countless interactions and arrangements and relationships between our military and other militaries, and our diplomats and other diplomats, the intelligence officers and development workers.” WorldStatesNationsPresidentUnitedResultsLeaderUnited StatesInfluenceMilitaryDevelopmentWorkersAffairGreat ThingsChiefsBranchesExecutivesOfficersInteractionArrangementsCommandersDiplomatsCommander In ChiefExecutive BranchWorld AffairsIntelligence Officers Author:Barack Obama
“The influence of Sun Tzu on other North Vietnamese military strategists is harder to answer. Certainly many of the key leaders in Hanoi were aware of Sun Tzu and made use of his ideas - Vo Nguyen Giap applied many of these ideas in seeking out weak elements in the enemy's defenses, as did Truong Chinh, whose famous treatise, The Resistance Will Win (1947), cited the ideas of Mao Zedong as a model for the North Vietnamese to follow.” MadeIdeasUseWinningAnswersLeaderEnemySunInfluenceMilitaryKeysElementsModelsWeakHarderSeekingDefenseResistanceStrategistVietnameseMaoHanoi Author:William J. Duiker
“I look around the world, I don't see America's influence growing around the world. I see our influence receding, in part because of the failure of Barack Obama to deal with our economic challenges at home; in part because of our withdrawal from our commitment to our military in the way I think it ought to be; in part because of the turmoil with Israel.” ThinkingWorldWayLooksHomeAmericaChallengesDealsGrowingInfluenceEconomicMilitaryOughtCommitmentIsraelAround The WorldBarackTurmoilWithdrawal Author:Mitt Romney
“We have to be concerned that Russia is also increasing its military influence in Egypt, potentially in Libya, also in Afghanistan.” InfluenceMilitaryConcernedAfghanistan Author:Kimberly Zisk Marten
“In recent years the military has gradually been eased out of political life in Turkey. The military budget is now subject to much more parliamentary scrutiny than before. The National Security Council, through which the military used to exercise influence over the government is now a purely consultative body. But Turkish society still sees the military as the guarantor of law and order. The army is trusted, held in high regard - though not by dissident liberals. When things go wrong, people expect the military to intervene, as they've intervened over and over again in Turkish history.” PeoplePoliticalInfluenceSecurityMilitaryExerciseArmyTrustedNational SecurityLaw And OrderTurkish Author:Andrew Mango