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.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses bipartisanship and U.S. foreign policy.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses the return of neoconservatives and their designs for U.S. foreign policy.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent remarks to the Economic Club of New York should compel foreign policy experts and political leaders to face the new 21st-century reality: that gross domestic product matters more than military might.

Leslie H. Gelb argues that after 9/11, a decade of prolonged wars, economic weakness, and political irresponsibility is not an aberration but a historical pattern for America, and it also reveals a flawed tendency in U.S. foreign affairs.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses Leon Panetta and says the new defense secretary has yet to settle into the role of middleman between military demands and the wishes of the White House.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses "nine things that make you want to scream" in U.S. politics and foreign policy.

Leslie H. Gelb says President Obama accomplished the mission in Afghanistan and now needs to focus on nation building at home.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses why Ambassador Eikenberry was right to tell President Karzai to watch his words.