Working together, we can build a world in which the rule of law - not the rule of force - governs relations between states. A world in which leaders respect the rights of their people, and nations seek peace, not destruction or domination. And neither we nor anyone else should live in fear ever again.

We'll still need our armed forces and we'll take every necessary action to make America safe - but we'll gain that safety not by force of arms, but by who we a…

As with science and technology, there could be a dark side of globalization, in which progress for some means poverty for others, as jobs and opportunities ebb…

They killed in the name of God. But they are not the first. This began in pre-history; the tragedy is that it persists today. Some would characterize the event…

This is an historic moment. We have in this past year made great progress in ending the long era of conflict and cold war. We have before us the opportunity to…

I'd like to get rid of landmines. I did participate in getting rid of laser blinding weapons. And I was part of the team that put together the agreement that g…

The early years of the United Nations have been difficult ones, but what did we expect? That peace would drift down from the skies like soft snow? That there w…