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Zbigniew Brzeziński

Zbigniew Brzezinski was the National Security Adviser of President Carter and executive director of the Trilateral Commission. He is a member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Among his best known works is The Grand Chessboard.

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Toward a Global Realignment

by Zbigniew Brzeziński

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 17 April 2016

Five basic verities regarding the emerging redistribution of global political power and the violent political awakening in the Middle East are signaling the coming of a new global realignment.
The first of these verities is that the United States is still the world’s politically, economically, (...)

Russia must work with, not against, America in Syria

by Zbigniew Brzeziński

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 5 October 2015

We all know how the first
worldwar started. Individual
acts of violence
cumulatively set in
motion irreversible military operations
that lackedoverall strategic
guidance as well as a larger clarity
of purpose. The rest is history: a four year
slaughter conducted for the sake of
ambitious goals (...)

“The real choice in Iraq”

by Zbigniew Brzeziński

30 January 2006

If we make a comparison of the White House statements since the summer of 2003, we can see that the Administration has continuously said that victory in Iraq is imminent and we don’t have any other choice but to keep our current policy. However, with luck, a transparent decision, a more (...)

“American Debacle”

by Zbigniew Brzeziński

14 November 2005

The behavior of George W. Bush from September 11, 2001 could be described as suicidal. The war in Iraq is a typical example. This war, set up by decision makers with arguments which are still unclear and based on false statements, is much more costly in terms of money and blood than it was (...)

“Turning Point in Middle East Peace”

by William B. Quandt, Zbigniew Brzeziński

5 July 2005

George W. Bush’s statements during his recent meeting with Mahmud Abbas deserve our attention. It had an impact on Israel, but not on the U.S. Bush said that Israel and Palestine final statute should “be the fruit of an agreement between the different parties and that the changes in the lines of (...)

Brzezinski: "Yes, the CIA entered Afghanistan before the Russians ..."

by Zbigniew Brzeziński, Vincent Jauvert

Paris (France) | 15 January 1998

Le Nouvel Observateur: The former director of the CIA, Robert Gates, stated in his memoirs [« From the Shadows »], that American intelligence services began to aid the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan 6 months before the Soviet intervention. In this period you were the national security adviser to (...)

Presidential Directive/NSC–631: Persian Gulf Security Framework

by Zbigniew Brzeziński

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 15 January 1981

TO The Vice President The Secretary of State The Secretary of The Treasury The Secretary of Defense The Secretary of Commerce The Secretary of Energy The Director, Office of Management & Budget The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff The Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT Persian Gulf (...)