Leslie Gelb argues that now is the time for realists to put aside partisan differences to form a " politically potent coalition...to shape U.S. foreign policy."

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.

Charles A. Kupchan and Peter L. Trubowitz respond to Joseph M. Parent and Joseph Bafumi’s criticism of their article “Dead Center: The Demise of Liberal Internationalism in the United States”

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.

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

Two experts discuss how the United States should confront shifts in global political power in the 21st century.

Ray Takeyh, John D. Podesta and Lawrence J. Korb argue that “the strategic necessities of ending the war have never been more compelling.”

Iowa caucus victories for Democrat Barak Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee reshuffle some analysts' assumptions about Campaign 2008.

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

The United States needs a foreign policy that is based on reality and is loyal to American values. The next U.S. president needs to send a clear signal to the world that America has turned the corner and will once again be a leader rather than a unilateralist loner. Getting out of Iraq and restoring our reputation are necessary first steps toward a new strategy of U.S. global engagement and leadership.

The Bush administration's arrogant bunker mentality has been counterproductive at home and abroad. American foreign policy needs to change its tone and attitude, open up, and reach out. In particular, it should focus on eliminating Islamist terrorists, stabilizing Iraq, containing Iran, and toughening its stance with Pakistan.

CSIS Commission on Smart Power, launched in 2006, develops a vision to guide America's global engagement in this report.

CFR's Noah Feldman examines the American urge to export democracy.

Daniel Markey, author of a new article in Foreign Affairs on Pakistan, discusses how the United States should handle Pakistan and its political crisis.

Deep divisions at home about the nature of the United States' engagement with the world threaten to produce failed leadership abroad -- and possibly isolationism. To steady U.S. global leadership and restore consensus to U.S. foreign policy, U.S. commitments overseas must be scaled back to a more politically sustainable level.

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards speaks with CFR.org Executive Editor Michael Moran about Iraq and other pressing foreign policy issues.