Samantha Power

“Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.”

“Changing the DNA of a large, multilateral organization such as the United Nations to deal effectively with modern threats is not easy. Indeed, when the United Nations was created in the wake...”

“If there are no consequences now for breaking the prohibition on chemical weapons, it will be harder to muster an international consensus to ensure that Hezbollah and other terrorist groups...”

“I would like to put forward a simple thesis that should no longer be at all controversial: it is now objectively the case that our national interests are increasingly affected not just by wh...”

“Sanctions did indeed help to bring Iran to the negotiating table. But sanctions did not stop the advance of Iran's nuclear program. Negotiations have done that, and it is in our interest not...”

“Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.”

“The United States and the Obama administration have consistently opposed the delegitimation of Israel. We've also consistently pushed for legitimation of Israel across the U.N. system. We un...”

“Brokenness is the operative issue of our time - broken souls, broken hearts, broken places.”

“While I knew that individuals had in history - and still could - make a difference, it seemed presumptuous - even pompous - to imagine that I could be part of it, that I could be one of them...”

“If your aim is to attack the United States, it is hard to imagine a more difficult way of getting here than by posing as a refugee.”

“President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.”

“On the rare occasions when U.N. blue helmets have made the news in the past, it has unfortunately too often been in the context of situations where peacekeepers have failed to shield civilia...”

“We are not accepting that countries just get to sit back and let the United States meet threats that are going to roost in their worlds just as easily as they are in ours.”

“Russia holds a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. This is a privilege, and it is a responsibility. Yet in Syria and in Aleppo, Russia is abusing this historic privilege.”

“U.N. Security Council resolutions are only as effective as their enforcement.”

“When dictators feel their support slipping among adults, it is not unusual for them to alter school textbooks in the hope of enlisting impressionable youths in their cause.”

“Whatever its flaws, the United Nations is still the only institution that brings together all the countries of the world. And it is the best forum for the United States to spur countries to...”

“Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen.”

“Syria is important because it lies at the heart of a region critical to U.S. security, a region that is home to friends and partners and one of our closest allies. It is important because th...”

“India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.”