“I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.” BelieveMeanStillsStatesChallengesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryPossibilityI Still Believe Author:Richard Holbrooke
“The most urgent domestic challenge facing the United States at the close of the 20th century is the re-creation of fatherhood as a social role for men.” MenStatesSocialChallengesUnitedRolesUnited StatesCenturyCreationFatherhood20th CenturyUrgentSocial Roles Author:David Blankenhorn
“As the United States continues its slow but steady recovery from the depths of the financial crisis, nobody actually wants a massive austerity package to shock the economy back into recession, and so the odds have always been high that the game of budgetary chicken will stop short of disaster. Looming past the cliff, however, is a deep chasm that poses a much greater challenge -- the retooling of the country's economy, society, and government necessary for the United States to perform effectively in the twenty-first century.” WantFirstsCountryStatesGovernmentPastGamesChallengesUnitedUnited StatesEconomyGreaterCenturyTwentiesCrisisDepthFinancialDisasterRecoveryShockMassiveChickensSteadyOddsPackagesCliffsRecessionsFinancial CrisisChasmsAusterityLooming Author:Fareed Zakaria
“When you look back at the fight against Communism, one thing that is striking is the degree to which we [the United States] were carried on by our own values. One of the real challenges of the new era is going to be to maintain those values and not adopt those of our adversaries.” LooksRealStatesValuesFightingChallengesUnitedUnited StatesOne ThingDegreesCommunismErasAdversariesNew Era Author:David E. Hoffman
“I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.” BelieveWarRealStatesAmericaWinningI BelievePeaceChallengesUnitedUnited StatesSuperpower Author:Christiane Amanpour
“The American experiment is not a theocracy and does not establish an official religion, but the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States are rooted in a Christian perspective of the nature of government and the nature of man. The challenge of the next millennium will be to preserve the American experiment by restoring its Christian perspective.” MenDoeStatesGovernmentChristianNextChallengesUnitedUnited StatesPerspectiveConstitutionIndependenceScaryExperimentsPreservesOfficialsRootedDeclarationDeclaration Of IndependenceMillenniumRestoringNature Of ManConstitution Of The United StatesTheocracy Author:William H. Pryor, Jr.
“We all accuse Vladimir Putin of Cold War nostalgia, but Washington's elites - politicians and intellectuals - miss the old days as well. They wish for the world in which the United States was utterly dominant over its friends, its foes were to be shunned entirely, and the challenges were stark, moral, and vital. Today's world is messy and complicated. China is one of our biggest trading partners and our looming geopolitical rival. Russia is a surly spoiler, but it has a globalized middle class and has created ties in Europe.” WorldWellsWarStatesRealityTodayPoliticsWishCommunityChallengesLeadershipUnitedMoneyMoralClassHistoryUnited StatesDemocracyGenerationsMiddleMissingPolicyColdPoliticianEthicsEuropeTradeStrategyHuman RightsChinaComplicatedNostalgiaPartnersRussiaIdeologyTiesMiddle ClassOver ItElitesForeign PolicyDominantCold WarTradingDiplomacyFoeFree MarketRivalsCivilityMessyPutinOld DaysStarksToday's WorldLoomingGeopoliticalSurlySpoilersTrading Partners Author:Fareed Zakaria
“We all must be mindful that the United States has diplomatic, civilian, and military personnel deployed in other countries with both challenging security environments and active terrorist networks interested in targeting not just our facilities but our people. One of their greatest protections - knowing that the United States does not negotiate with terrorists - has been compromised.” PeopleDoeHas BeensCountryStatesChallengesUnitedUnited StatesKnowingEnvironmentSecurityMilitaryActiveProtectionTerroristOther CountriesCiviliansFacilityDiplomaticPersonnelMilitary Personnel Author:John Boehner
“My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly.” InspirationalStatesEnoughStoriesMotivationalChallengesUnitedHistoryUnited StatesAmerican HistoryFabric Author:John Hope Franklin
“The real challenge is figuring out how the United States can regain control of its future from its new oligarchy and restore its position as a prosperous, fair, well-educated nation. For if we don't, the current pattern of great concentration of wealth and power will worsen, and we may face the steady immiseration of most of the American population.” IfsWellsMayRealStatesFacesPoliticalPoliticsNationsChallengesWealthUnitedUnited StatesPositionFairsPatternsPopulationCurrentsEducatedConcentrationSteadyProsperousOligarchyWell EducatedConcentration Of Wealth Author:Charles Ferguson
“To date, nearly 100,000 Hispanics have died with AIDS. Since Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States, our challenge is even greater.” StatesChallengesUnitedUnited StatesGreaterGrowingGroupsDiedAidsMinoritiesHivMinority Groups Author:Solomon Ortiz
“The major challenge for the United States is whether it can become the first outward-looking, continental, nonimperialist power in history.” FirstsStatesChallengesUnitedUnited StatesMajorsContinental Author:Lawrence Summers
“I do believe that the very tense relationship between the United States and Iran presents a challenge to the United States. But to discuss Iran as that type of a threat I find somewhat unconvincing, mindful of the fact that Iran actually doesn't have those military capabilities that would be needed to refer to it as that type of threat.” BelieveStatesFactsWould BeChallengesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryTypeNeededThreatIranCapabilityTense Author:Trita Parsi
“The United States has weakened itself with Iraq; Iranians feel victorious - they feel capable of filling the void. I think from the very outset the nuclear issue has been secondary to the more strategic outlook, in which the United States has, since 1991, pursued a policy that it cannot permit any country in the region to become too powerful and challenge American hegemony.” ThinkingFeelsHas BeensCountryStatesChallengesUnitedPowerfulUnited StatesIssuesPolicyCapableIraqNuclearRegionsPermitVoidOutlookFillingPursuedStrategicHegemonyAmerican Hegemony Author:Trita Parsi
“The United States is a world unto itself. We have mountains, we have deserts, we have a river that equals the Yangtze River, that equals the Nile. We have the greatest cities in the world - among the greatest cities in the world. We have a large population. We have challenges. We have an indigenous population.” WorldStatesChallengesUnitedCitiesUnited StatesMountainRiversPopulationDesertIndigenousCities In The WorldNile Author:Paul Theroux
“The necessity for co-operation between Europe and the United States is bigger than ever. Only by close transatlantic co-operation can we face the world's challenges.” WorldStatesFacesChallengesUnitedUnited StatesEuropeBiggerOperations Author:Jan Peter Balkenende
“Pope John Paul II was fascinated by the United States. And I think he was initially surprised at the vigor of the Catholic Church in the United States. Maybe some of the press that we had gotten he found wasn't true. No, I think he suspected the church in the United States. Did he challenge us to some things? Sure, he did. But, no, I always - I think there was a good alliance. There was a good gel there.” ThinkingStatesFoundChallengesChurchUnitedUnited StatesCatholicPressesFascinatedPopeAlliancesCatholic ChurchVigorJohn PaulJohn Paul IiPope John Paul Author:Chris Matthews