- Share your favorite videos with friends
- Comment on videos and join the conversation
- Get personalized recommendations
- Enjoy exclusive offers
Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski knows and has worked with Egypt's presumed new leader, Omar Suleiman, and says he's "not a stupid guy." Furthermore, he added at a Monitor Breakfast today, the U.S. needs to be careful about overly inserting itself in the Egypt crisis, lest it stoke Egyptian resentment.
Former National Security Adviser Zbignew Brzezinski warned today at a Monitor Breakfast that the U.S. needs to tread carefully in Egypt and avoid funding the leaderless opposition movement -- while still figuring out ways to support it. Over-exertion of U.S. influence, he said, risks creating a Pinochet-like regime in Cairo.
Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski warned today at a Monitor Breakfast that instability in Pakistan is "the big cloud on the horizon right now" and the recent shooting of two Pakistanis by a U.S. official brings to the surface the negative feelings between the two countries.
Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski said the reason the Afghanistan War hasn't been mentioned much in the news lately is that the U.S. is "not doing that badly" in Afghanistan. He said two things are required for the U.S. to leave Afghanistan: an internal accommodation with the Taliban and involving other countries in the region.