Henry Kissinger

All the President's Dreams

Richard Burt | Feb 24, 2010

President Obama came to office promising a new era in international affairs. So far, he’s been big on rhetoric and has accomplished little. Obama’s inability to prioritize foreign policy risks destroying his presidency.

A Subversive on a Hill

Lawrence Freedman | May 07, 2009

With America mired in two wars and our economy in shambles, the chorus of declinists has returned. But the United States will endure because it is an elastic power.

A Realist Rally

Leslie H. Gelb | Sep 03, 2008

As featured in the IHT: Realism can lead the way out of our foreign-policy shambles. But first the camp’s heavyweights need to bridge the partisan

An Announcement

The National Interest | Jun 01, 2001

This issue of The National Interest marks the beginning ofa new era in the life of the magazine.

Foreign Policy and Domestic Scandal

Peter W. Rodman | Dec 01, 1998

Nixon's extreme case illustrates the variety of potential problems that can arise in a scandal-weakened presidency. President Clinton seems to have dodged the bullet on the face of it; the November 3 election results demonstrated his remarkable po

NATO Enlargement: What's the Rush?

Adam Garfinkle | Dec 01, 1996

Temporizing is not always a good idea, but neither is impetuousness, and it is nothing other than impetuous to end the NATO enlargement debate prematurely, to decide such an important issue before its time.

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