Leslie H. Gelb says it's good riddance that President Obama's talk of shifting from Europe to Asia faded as the G8 and NATO meetings loomed.

Leslie H. Gelb says Mitt Romney's foreign policy strategy is an attempt to blend all Republican viewpoints.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses who might replace Hillary Clinton as the next U.S. secretary of state.

Leslie H. Gelb says military confrontations loom for President Obama in Iran, Syria, and North Korea, and he can't head them off with the usual duet of threats and talks.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that the world is distracted, and North Korea, South Korea, and the United States are stumbling, once again, toward a nuclear confrontation.

Leslie H. Gelb says President Obama will wait until after the election to speed up U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.

Leslie H. Gelb says foreign policy experts should be made to answer questions about the consequences and risks of their recommendations to engage the United States in wars with Syria and Iran.

Leslie H. Gelb says maneuvering by Washington and Tehran to head off an Israeli attack against Iran is a process of intriguing diplomatic gamesmanship.

Leslie H. Gelb says Israeli threats undercut prospects for a settlement with Iran.

Leslie H. Gelb says the Obama administration's announcement of a quick end to U.S. combat in Afghanistan is a surprise decision of strategic skill and political courage.

Leslie H. Gelb says that in order to deal with Iran, President Obama needs to show the courage of offering a solid peace proposal instead of just drawing chest-thumping red lines.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses the need to examine the rationale for, and potential consequences of, going to war with Iran.

Leslie H. Gelb explains why federalism is the best approach for creating a peaceful and independent Iraq.

Leslie H. Gelb says that twenty years after the end of the Cold War, persisting myths about a U.S. victory based on military spending and toughness blind today's policymakers from seeing clearly what actually won the Cold War and what matters most in 21^st-century global affairs—the strength of the U.S. economy.

Leslie H. Gelb interviews U.S. vice president Joe Biden.

Leslie H. Gelb says that as the world's people are barely coping, politicians are ignoring them, and the media are trifling with them, President Obama needs to fight fire with fire.

Leslie H. Gelb says that with the 2012 U.S. presidential elections already hovering, it's time to make new friends and renew friendships with old enemies who have prospects for power positions.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that the Republican presidential candidates are giving up their party's hold on foreign policy.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that the U.S.-Pakistani relationship will survive.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that liberals and moderates are asking the right questions about where the United States should go on national security policy, and the foreign policy establishment needs to listen to them.