Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times columnist and senior government official, is author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century. He is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Think Before You Travel
The Asia trip was not worth Obama's time. Leslie H. Gelb on why the president should shake up his foreign-policy team...
McChrystal's Fuzzy Math
Amid reports that President Obama has settled on 30,000 troops for his Afghan surge, Leslie H. Gelb crunches. The U....
Stalled Out All Over the World
Our Afghan ally lacks legitimacy. The Mideast peace process is stuck. Iran flouts our wishes, and Iraq is falling a...
At Last, An Afghan Plan
Chopper crashes killed 14 Americans in Afghanistan on Monday, ratcheting up pressure on Obama to decide on a surge. L...
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