Council on Foreign Relations

Regarding the United States' sale of arms to Taiwan, Leslie H. Gelb states, "It's not at all clear that Chinese and American leaders have thought strategically about their next moves and how to keep the situation within bounds."

Leslie H. Gelb comments on President Obama's State of the Union address.

Leslie H. Gelb says that based on recent commentaries by military and Pentagon leaders, President Obama should expect to be committed to a long war in Afghanistan.

Leslie H. Gelb says President Obama needs to "take on the fight to make the nation face up to its economic crisis" in order to move toward "determined and steady leadership."

"If America is going to win the fight against radical Islam, moderate Muslims will have to lead the charge—and explain to the rest of us how we can help," writes Leslie Gelb.

Leslie Gelb writes that Barack Obama needs to change some of his habits if he wants to be more than a one-term wonder.

With the holiday season as a backdrop, Leslie Gelb, pays tribute to the United States' armed forces.

President Obama has had some success in fixing the foreign policy mess left to him by the Bush administration, writes Leslie Gelb, but he warns that foreign policy does not always work by analysis and logic.

Leslie Gelb writes that the climate change conference in Copenhagen was a sign of what international diplomacy is going to look like over the next decade.

Americans searching for a new Obama foreign policy, need to look back to the closing words of Obama’s West Point speech, writes Leslie Gelb, pointing to the president's emphasis on the United States' number one imperative: Economic Strength.

President Obama's troop strategy for Afghanistan is a courageous rejection of the alternatives and Americans ought to support it, writes Leslie Gelb.

Leslie Gelb looks into the details of President Obama's Afghanistan troop strategy, declaring that the President's expected plan to commit approximately 30,000 troops is "reasonable" and "deserves the support of the American people."

Les Gelb finds "disturbing amateurishness" in President Obama's foreign policy, particularly in light of his recent trip to Asia.

Leslie Gelb writes that the U.S. military's request to increase troops in Afghanistan by 44,000 ought to be closely scrutinized. He adds that, on this issue, "the military got a free ride from America’s pretend leaders and fake journalists."

Les Gelb points to stalled U.S. efforts in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and others as evidence that "Barack Obama has arrived at a terrible moment of truth in foreign policy."

Leslie Gelb spends a day with Secretary of State Hilary Clinton as she goes through her "grueling and inspirational" regular duties.

Leslie H. Gelb warns President Obama against trying to "square the foreign policy and international security realities [in Afghanistan] with political imperatives [at home]."

With debate raging on whether to increase troops in Afghanistan, Leslie H. Gelb writes that the United States can succeed there by empowering Afghans to take control of their own country.

Peter Bergen and Leslie H. Gelb present two policy options for troop presence in Afghanistan.

Leslie H. Gelb comments on the passing of New York Times columnist, Bill Safire, "the best friend and the worst enemy to friends and foes."