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The biggest threat to America's security and prosperity comes not from abroad but from within, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass in this provocative book.
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U.S. foreign policy; international security; globalization; Asia; Middle East
Dr. Richard Haass is in his fourteenth year as president of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, publisher and educational institution dedicated to being a resource to help people better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.
In 2013, he served as the chair of the multiparty negotiations in Northern Ireland that provided the foundation for the 2014 Stormont House Agreement. For his efforts to promote peace and conflict resolution, he received the 2013 Tipperary International Peace Award.
From January 2001 to June 2003, Dr. Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Dr. Haass also served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. In recognition of his service, he received the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award.
Dr. Haass has extensive additional government experience. From 1989 to 1993, he was special assistant to President George H.W. Bush and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. In 1991, Dr. Haass was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal for his contributions to the development and articulation of U.S. policy during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Previously, he served in the Departments of State (1981–1985) and Defense (1979–1980), and was a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate.
Dr. Haass also was vice president and director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, the Sol M. Linowitz visiting professor of international studies at Hamilton College, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. A Rhodes scholar, Dr. Haass holds a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and master’s and doctorate degrees from Oxford University. He has also received numerous honorary degrees.
Dr. Haass is the author or editor of twelve books on American foreign policy and one book on management. His next book, A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order, will be published in January 2017 by Penguin Press.
Dr. Richard Haass was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lives in New York City.
The biggest threat to America's security and prosperity comes not from abroad but from within, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass in this provocative book.
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Richard N. Haass contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of two wars between the United States and Iraq involving the two presidents Bush and Saddam Hussein, and writes an authoritative, personal account of how U.S. foreign policy is made, what it should seek, and how it should be pursued.
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A description of an unprecedented moment in which the United States has a chance to bring about a world where most people are safe, free, and can enjoy a decent standard of living.
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Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election faces political divisions that will hobble immigration and trade policy but progress may be possible in areas like infrastructure and tax reform, says CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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It is increasingly likely that the next U.S. President will face a fateful decision regarding North Korea’s nuclear program, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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Even if Assad is prepared to abide by the truce, rebel groups may not be, writes CFR president Richard N. Haass
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Grand terrorism requires close cooperation with other governments who possess nuclear weapons and materials, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass. Mundane terrorism by its nature is tougher to battle.
Every September, many of the world’s presidents, prime ministers, and foreign ministers descend on New York City to mark the start of the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass. This year, they will once again highlight the international community's inability to address a pressing global challenge.
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The U.S. is in the midst of a new foreign policy debate pitting a besieged traditional internationalism against an energized new isolationism, and the stakes are very high for global security, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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The UK's Report of the Iraq Inquiry contains valuable lessons about how flawed assumptions can lead to dangerously flawed policies, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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The relationship between India and the United States has evolved from one of cool distance to strategic proximity in a generation. This is lightning fast for geopolitics, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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The United Kingdom's decision to hold the EU referendum will go down as one of history’s great blunders, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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The only surprise is that opposition to Syrian policy has not surfaced earlier, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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“British citizens will be voting on June 23 on a question that will affect not just the future of Europe, but also the future of the United States, argues CFR President Richard N. Haass in the American Interest.”
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"In some ways, the pre-Sykes-Picot Middle East is coming back – but without the order imposed by the Ottoman Empire," writes CFR President Richard N. Haass. "And if no basis for a new regional order emerges, the Middle East stands to suffer far worse in the next century than it did in the last."
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Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, says that, despite continuing challenges, Latin America is emerging as a global bright spot.
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In his testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, CFR President Richard N. Haass discussed the “slow motion crisis” that is growing U.S. debt, as well as its principal causes and its consequences for U.S. national security.
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Intensifying political and economic divisions within the United States could threaten popular support for continued leadership abroad, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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Absent wise American leadership, the world will crash, says CFR President Richard N. Haass. It is in the interest of Americans to find out what those wanting to be president think about a wide range of challenges and what they might do about them.
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The UK's exit from the European Union would result in a less influential U.S. partner and a weaker Europe, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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The implementation phase of major multinational agreements reached in 2015, from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal to the Iran nuclear accord, will likely be more trying than the negotiation process, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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A defeat would have raised troubling questions in Washington about the Special Relationship, says CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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The Turkish downing of a Russian warplane should not be allowed to distract efforts to build a stronger international response to the so-called Islamic State, writes CFR President Richard N. Haass.
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Dr. Richard Haass analyzes the future of the United Kingdom following the British referendum on Bloomberg Surveillance
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the stability of the United Kingdom and the U.S.-U.K. relationship on MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the impact of a British exit from the European Union on U.S.-U.K. relations with Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd on Meet the Press Daily.
Dr. Richard Haass talks about the foreign policy outcomes of the British referendum vote with Judy Woodruff on PBS Newshour.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the global ramifications of the British referendum on Yahoo News.
Dr. Richard Haass addresses the potential repercussions of the British referendum vote on the unity of the United Kingdom on CNBC's Squawk Box.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the likely ripple effects of the British referendum on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the presidential candidates and their views of the world on NPR's Weekend Edition.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the potential outcomes of a Brexit on CNBC's Squawk Box.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses foreign policy and the presidential campaign on Meet the Press Daily.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the potential ramifications if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Bloomberg Surveillance.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the need for lifelong education that he spoke to in his commencement address at the University of New Hampshire on Bloomberg Surveillance.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses President Obama's trip to Asia on Bloomberg Surveillance.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses a Pew Research poll that describes views towards U.S. involvement in the world on Morning Joe.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses Donald Trump's foreign policy speech on Morning Joe.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the U.S. economy and consumer sentiment on Bloomberg Surveillance.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the attacks in Brussels on Charlie Rose.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the inbox of the next commander-in-chief with Jim Zirin on Conversations in the Digital Age.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses foreign policy and the presidential campaign on Fareed Zakaria GPS
Dr. Richard Haass is quoted in this Politico article by Edward-Isaac Dovere on President Obama's approach to Cuba.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the inbox of the next U.S. President on NPR.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the weekend's attacks in Turkey and the Ivory Coast.
Dr. Richard Haass speaks about China on Bloomberg Surveillance.
In an article by Jenna Johnson and Phillip Rucker, Dr. Richard Haass comments that “the presidential campaign here is of intense interest to the entire world, in no small part because people and countries everywhere will be affected by our choice.”
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the so-called Islamic State with John Batchelor.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses China's domestic challenges on Bloomberg News.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses central banks and negative interest rates on Bloomberg News.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the Federal Reserve and the global economy with Tom Keene on Bloomberg Surveillance.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses North Korea's nuclear test.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses North Korea's nuclear test on CNBC's Squawk on the Street.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the severing of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports
On PBS Newshour, Dr. Richard Haass discusses U.S. national security.
Dr. Richard Haass is quoted in this Wall Street Journal article by Carol E. Lee.
On CNN's Quest Means Business Dr. Richard Haass discusses ISIS funding and the United Nations Security Council Resolution.
On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Dr. Richard Haass talks about President Obama's speech at the Pentagon on counter-ISIS strategy.
On Bloomberg, Dr. Richard Haass talks about nations' ability to follow through on the climate change agreement reached in Paris.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses Syria and President Obama's speech on Imus in the Morning.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses President Obama’s address to the nation and Hillary Clinton's foreign policy on Bloomberg's With All Due Respect.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Dr. Richard Haass talks about the Paris Climate Summit and the role of China and India.
On CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, Dr. Richard Haass discusses the attacks in Paris.
In this Huffington Post article by Sam Stein and Jessica Schulberg, Dr. Richard Haass says, "Eliminating or eradicating the threat is impossible. We could be 99.99% effective and there would still be enough people to cause real harm. The goal should be to reduce -- dramatically -- the scale of the threat and what it can accomplish."
In this Wall Street Journal article by Gerald Seib, Dr. Richard Haass says, "The answer is not going to be an enormous force of Westerners. That’s not an answer. A U.S. or a NATO force wouldn’t fare better in western Iraq and much of Syria than the U.S. force did in Iraq or a NATO force did in Afghanistan. We need local partners.”
On Bloomberg Surveillance, Dr. Richard Haass speaks to the globalization of the Islamic State.
Dr. Richard Haass is interviewed in The Octavian Report.
In this Economist article on refugees, Dr. Richard Haass is quoted saying “We have a history of openness to immigrants and refugees, which has been good for us, and made the DNA of our country.”
Following President Obama's announcement to maintain a higher troop presence in Afghanistan, Dr. Richard Haass comments on MSNBC.
In Roger Cohen's New York Times op-ed, Dr. Richard Haass says “I think Obama exaggerates the limits and underestimates the upside of American power, even if the trend is toward a more difficult environment for translating power and influence. By doing so, he runs the risk of actually reinforcing the very trends that give him pause. Too often during his presidency the gap between ends and means has been our undoing.”
On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Dr. Richard Haass interviews Secretary Albright about Putin's actions in Syria.
On PBS's Tavis Smiley Show, Dr. Richard Haass discusses the Iranian nuclear deal, the EU migrant and refugee crisis, and other global issues.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the Iran nuclear deal on Sirius XM Morning Briefing.
Dr. Richard Haass is quoted in this Wall Street Journal op-ed by Peggy Noonan.
Dr. Richard Haass joins Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs director Graham Allison in the JFK Jr. Forum at Harvard University for a conversation on U.S. foreign policy.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses U.S. options in Syria, the fallout from the Benghazi raid, and other global trouble spots.
A decade ago, when the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began, the United States chose to immerse itself in the greater Middle East when it had little reason to dive in. But now that most Americans want little to do with the region, U.S. officials are finding it difficult to turn away.
In this New York Times article by David Sanger, Richard Haass says, "there's a sense that we've been playing roulette with our position, and this deal does nothing to stop that."
The November election had many consequences, but few may be as profound as its impact on the likelihood of immigration reform, says Richard N. Haass.
Presidential candidates should not only be asked how they will deal with foreign policy challenges but also what they would do ensure the United States is positioned to meet them, says Richard N. Haass in this Politico op-ed.
Dr. Richard Haass talks about President Obama's speech at the UN General Assembly, anti-American protests throughout the Arab world, and the Obama administration's foreign policy, on the PBS NewsHour.
In this USA Today op-ed, Richard Haass and Klaus Kleinfeld argue, "If the United States is to remain economically competitive, it must do a better job educating its children."
Dr. Richard Haass discusses necessary restructuring of China's economy in light of imminent political change on CNBC's Squawk Box.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses U.S. foreign policy in an interview with Digital Age's Jim Zirin.
On the PBS Newshour, Dr. Richard Haass speaks about the ramifications of international intervention in Syria.
Dr. Richard Haass previews the geopolitical landscape ahead of the 2012 World Economic Forum on CNBC's Closing Bell.
Dr. Richard Haass explores how history may view President Obama and the United States for intervening in Libya on the PBS NewsHour.
Dr. Richard Haass discusses whether direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are a possibility on the PBS NewsHour.
The U.S. government is incurring debt at an unprecedented rate, say Roger Altman and Richard Haass in this Foreign Affairs article.
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Dr. Richard Haass joins Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs director Graham Allison in the JFK Jr. Forum at Harvard University for a conversation on U.S. foreign policy.
Dr. Richard Haass analyzes the future of the United Kingdom following the British referendum on Bloomberg Surveillance
Dr. Richard Haass discusses the stability of the United Kingdom and the U.S.-U.K. relationship on MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts.
