Philip H. Gordon: “Our core interests are better protected by working together than by seeking to respond to threats alone.”

it is in the core U.S. national interest to sustain the democracies that we have promoted for 20 years and who are now our partners.

I think that such an escalation would lead not to the regime's capitulation that we want to see, but rather to a new counter-escalation.

We have said publicly--I have stated publicly that if those detained on the December 19 crackdown were not released very soon, we would have to conclude that they are now political prisoners.

The international community must speak with one voice to support the democratic aspirations of the people of Belarus, and we are committed to doing our part.