Leslie H. Gelb says President Obama can regain the upper hand against Hamid Karzai and protect U.S. interests in Afghanistan.

Leslie H. Gelb comments on the apprehension of the Times Square bomber and "hero mania" in America.

CFR experts assess the causes for the U.S.-Israeli divisions over the settlements issue, citing everything from diplomatic bungling to Obama administration aims to destabilize the Israeli coalition.

Leslie H. Gelb says the latest dispute between Israel and the United States damages U.S. power in the Middle East.

Leslie H. Gelb questions the seemingly "conflict-free" nature of President Obama's foreign policy team.

Leslie H. Gelb examines reactions to his recent op-ed on Rahm Emanuel.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses the "best of bad options" that President Obama has available to deal with Iran.

Leslie H. Gelb says President Obama's staff needs a "shakeup."

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."