December 20, 2002
IraqLes Gelb, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, says that he is surprised by the degree of opposition in the United States to an invasion of Iraq. On a recent speaking tour, Gelb …
October 22, 2012
Political History and TheoryThe myth about how the United States won the Cuban missile crisis made it more difficult for presidents to do what common sense dictated, says CFR president emeritus Les Gelb.
November 5, 2013
SyriaThe Obama administration should encourage moderate Sunni rebels to find common cause with the Assad regime in eliminating the threat from radical jihadists, says CFR’s Leslie H. Gelb.
January 12, 2011
Budget, Debt, and DeficitsFifty years after President Eisenhower’s warning, the "military-industrial complex" still thrives and dictates national priorities, says CFR’s Les Gelb, who argues that President Obama should make a …
May 23, 2006
IranWalter Russell Mead, CFR’s senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy, says that when British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with President Bush on Thursday, the timing of allied troop withdrawals will p…
April 4, 2003
IraqLeslie H. Gelb, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, answered readers questions on the future of U.S. foreign policy. The New York Times online chat was hosted by Bernard Gwertzman,…
July 9, 2003
United StatesRichard N. Haass, the new president of the Council on Foreign Relations, says “what is noteworthy about this world is how, for all of our power, we can’t meet most of the challenges we face on our ow…