in sy nadenke oor die wêreldwye bondgenoot skappe wat gevorm is weens die beëindiging van die koue oorlog, het hy geskryf dat lande "weer hulle nette sal moet uitgooi" as hulle enigsins wou baatvind by internasionale sake.

reflecting on the shifts in global alliances brought about by the end of the cold war, he wrote that countries would have to "recast their nets" if they were to reap any benefit from international affairs.
