Watch Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) discuss U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East, including the need for dialogue with Iran and lessons from the war in Iraq.

RICHARD N. HAASS:  Why don't we get started?Good afternoon.  Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations.  Let me repeat our favorite mantra, to please turn off anything electrical other than a hear…

Charles A. Kupchan discusses his new book, Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself From the World. From the founding era until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United St…

Having just returned from his fifth trip to Iraq, Senator Hagel says "there are important areas of progress."  However, he says he is "frustrated and worried" about the situation there. Join him for …

Senator Chuck Hagel discusses his experiences in the army and the U.S. Senate, and gives his opinion about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This meeting is part of the HBO History Makers series.