The biggest threat to America's security and prosperity comes not from abroad but from within, writes CFR President Haass in this provocative book.

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.

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.

Dealing with Iran and its nuclear program will be an urgent priority for the next president

Richard N. Haass writes that "understanding how a candidate thinks about the world gives a better sense of how he is likely to react to both opportunity and crisis."

Russia may no longer be a superpower, but despite its declining population, it remains a major power, one in a position to influence the opening decades of the 21st century, writes Richard Haass. Because of this, U.S. policy ought to be for the two countries to cooperate where they can—and to disagree and compete within constraints where they must.

Richard Haass argues that the proponents of a boycott against the 2008 Olympic Games should keep in mind how much Chinese society has opened up from what it was just a few decades ago.

Richard N. Haass testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Richard N. Haass explains the dynamics of a nonpolar world and predicts that “multilateralism a la carte is likely to be the new order of the day.”

This audio includes readings of selected articles from the May/June 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs.

In February, Martin Indyk and Richard Haass engaged leading Gulf policymakers in detailed conversations about what they are looking for from a new American president. While all those with whom they spoke were fascinated by the American presidential primary elections and seem to be following the results closely, few have yet focused on the possibility that a significant change in U.S. foreign policy might result from a new administration in Washington. There was also a significant disconnect between leaders and publics: The leaders are focused on how the next administration will deal with complex regional security challenge posed by Iran, whereas the publics are hoping that a new president will resolve the Palestinian issue and press authoritarian governments to be more open, transparent and accountable.

The United States' unipolar moment is over. International relations in the twenty-first century will be defined by nonpolarity.

“The unipolar era, a time of unprecedented American dominion, is over,” argues Richard Haass.

From the May/June 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs: The United States' unipolar moment is over, but this is not all bad news. Washington can still manage the transition and make the world a safer place.

Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass discusses the coming of the age of non-polarity.

Richard Haass says that businesses have much to learn from government as they compete in an increasingly complex global landscape.

Richard Haass writes that foreign policy is having only a modest impact on the U.S. electorate in the presidential primaries.

Richard N. Haass, an expert on the Middle East and South Asia from years in government, says that the latest developments in Pakistan lead him to see that country heading into a period of considerable “drift.”

CFR President Richard N. Haass examines the global challenges facing the next U.S. president and advocates an interest-based approach to foreign policy.

Richard Haass writes that transatlantic cooperation will be less predictable and more selective in future.

After a recent trip to Pakistan, CFR President Richard N. Haass says there is a good chance for considerable political change in that country, but warns that extremists are beginning to spread out into Pakistan's urban areas.

Richard N. Haass, CFR president and an expert on the Middle East, says the congressional testimony by the top two U.S. officials in Iraq has to a large extent “regained control of the Iraq debate” for the Bush administration.