George Friedman compares the first year of President Obama's foreign policy to that of former President Reagan. He contends that Obama's strategy has been "enigmatic" early on and will need to define his policy in the months ahead.

Experts recall how the the United States envisioned its role in a post-Soviet world two decades ago when the Berlin Wall fell and whether expectations of 1989 square with the challenges of 2009.

Listen to experts recall how the the United States envisioned its role in a post-Soviet world two decades ago when the Berlin Wall fell and whether expectations of 1989 square with the challenges of 2009.

Watch experts recall how the the United States envisioned its role in a post-Soviet world two decades ago when the Berlin Wall fell and whether expectations of 1989 square with the challenges of 2009.

Listen as Aaron Friedberg, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, breaks down the strategic challenges we face with China's rise in the world.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.

Watch Aaron Friedberg, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, break down the strategic challenges we face with China's rise in the world.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.

Watch experts as they examine China's future global outlook.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.

Listen to experts as they examine China's future global outlook.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.

Watch Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for east Asia and pacific affairs, provide a glimpse into potential futures of the U.S.-China relationship in 2025.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.

Listen to Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for east Asia and pacific affairs, provide a glimpse into potential futures of the U.S.-China relationship in 2025.

This session was part of a CFR symposium, China 2025, which was cosponsored with the Project 2049 Institute.

Cathy Young writes about the Obama administration's approach to U.S.-Russian relations.

The Kremlin and the Obama administration have signaled a desire to work toward a more cooperative U.S.-Russia relationship. But CFR Fellow Jeffrey Mankoff says Russian sensitivity over its "near abroad" will continue to threaten progress.

NYU history professor Marilyn Young engages in a wide-ranging discussion on the lessons of the Vietnam War.

John Prendergast and John Norris identify necessary prerogatives for the Obama administration regarding Africa, and encourage a dramatic refashioning of American policy in the region.

Steven Pifer, an expert on Russian affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, says U.S.-Russia relations have "deteriorated significantly" since their high point just after 9/11. The next U.S. administration should return to negotiations on limiting strategic arms and other areas of mutual interest, he says.

The next U.S. president will face a more difficult opening-day set of global problems than any of his predecessors since World War II.

The authors of a new book says it was the fall of the Berlin Wall, not the 9/11 attacks, that ushered in the biggest changes confronting U.S. foreign policymakers.