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Syria is Central to Holding Together the Mideast
Condoleezza Rice: "The civil war in Syria may well be the last act in the story of the disintegration of the Middle East as we know it. The opportunity to hold the region together and to rebuild it on a firmer foundation of tolerance, freedom and, eventually, democratic stability is slipping from our grasp."
November 3, 2012 in Washington Post

US must recall it is not just any country
Condoleezza Rice: "The list of US foreign policy challenges is long and there will be a temptation to respond tactically to each one. But today’s headlines and posterity’s judgment often differ. The task at hand is to strengthen the pillars of our influence and act with the long arc of history in mind."
July 26, 2012 in Financial Times

Time to Join The Law of the Sea Treaty
Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, Condoleezza Rice: The U.S. has more to gain by participating in convention deliberations than by staying out.
May 31, 2012 in Hoover Institution

Education keeps America safe
Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein: "America's greatest strengths stem from the freedom to innovate, create, compete and succeed. Without a wide base of educated and capable citizens, our strengths will fade, and the United States will lose its capacity to lead in the international community..."
March 21, 2012 in CNN

The promise of Russia's urban middle class
Condoleezza Rice: "The election of the once and future president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, tempts one to despair that the brief and inspiring political awakening in Russia over the past year was for naught. He ..."
March 8, 2012 in Washington Post