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

Intervening militarily to save lives abroad often sounds good on paper, but the record has not been promising.

Elliott Abrams discusses what a new president in 2012 must do in his first hundred days to change American foreign policy.

Elliott Abrams, Eliot Cohen, Eric Edelman, and John Hannah, argue that former Vice President Dick Cheney advocation's for a U.S. strike to destroy the al-Kibar nuclear reactor built by Syria and North Korea was based on sound judgment.

Max Boot says that in retiring, Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks his mind as few Washington officials ever have.

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.

Elliott Abrams discusses the legacy of former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney.

James M. Lindsay argues that while the United States remains the most significant military, diplomatic, and economic power in a changing geopolitical environment, it faces increasing difficulty in driving the global agenda.

Gideon Rose discusses President Nixon and Henry Kissinger's attempt to extricate the United States from the Vietnam War even as the local combatants continued to struggle -- and says President Obama should try to do the same in Afghanistan.

Max Boot says it's best for the United States to ignore outbursts by Afghan president Karzai and to concentrate instead on cultivating a successor.

Experts analyze President John F. Kennedy's foreign policies including those pertaining to the Soviet Union, and review the lasting implications of his first year in office.

Jerome A. Cohen discusses Ted Kennedy's influence on the formation of U.S. policy toward China.

Charles A. Kupchan analyzes the theories and causes of stable peace.

Stephen Biddle argues that the use of air power in Libya is "intervention on the cheap" that allows the United States to attempt to protect its values and interests in the region wihtout a serious commitment.

Fifty years after JFK's inaugural, presidential historian Robert Dallek observes that Kennedy remains the most popular American president even though his days in office didn't yield many domestic successes and left only a few foreign policy achievements.

CFR's President Richard N. Haass and Chatham House's Director Robin Niblett discuss the evolution of both organizations since their founding in the 1920's and the current state of international affairs.

Read the meeting transcript on Chatham House's website.

Stephen Sestanovich says in the debate over American foreign policy, mistakes and wrong turns cannot simply be blamed on irrationality and moralizing--or the supernatural.

The bold visions of Francis Fukuyama, Samuel Huntington, and John Mearsheimer, however powerful, do not hold up as reliable predictors of particular developments.

Micah Zenko discusses military schemes proposed by civilian strategists but never implemented.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses Bob Woodward's book, Obama's Wars.