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.
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The Horrible Libya Hypocrisies
Obama and his allies were stampeded into imposing a no-fly zone against Libya—despite their lack of... MORE
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Let Libya's Neighbors Fix It
Arabs and Europeans are calling for a no-fly zone over Libya.... MORE
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Meet the Losers
Oilmen may be cheering the results of the Mideast revolution.... MORE
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Don't Use U.S. Force in Libya!
The Obama administration is wavering over an intervention that would inevitably widen and trigger... MORE
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Mideast Revolution: People Lose, Oil Wins
The biggest potential losers in the still-roiling revolutions of the Middle East and North Africa... MORE
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Hoist By Their Own Words
Lost in the furor over Libya and Egypt is the admission by the U.S. military and Defense Sec.... MORE
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Watch Out, Mr. President
Neither Obama nor the experts really know much about the revolutionary democrats in the Middle East... MORE
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Obama's Egypt Flip-Flop
U.S.... MORE
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Obama's Risky Path in Egypt
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Beware Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
As Washington reviews its policy toward Cairo this weekend, officials should think hard about... MORE
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Obama's Risky Path in Egypt
In a move charged with great danger, the Obama team is tilting slightly away from Hosni Mubarak,... MORE
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8 Nightmares in 2011: U.S. Economy, Olbermann, More
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq fall apart; the U.S.... MORE
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The Stalemate Summit
Obama didn’t get the concessions he wanted from China’s Hu. But he didn’t have the cards he needed. MORE
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The Stalemate Summit
Obama didn’t get the concessions he wanted from China’s Hu.... MORE
