Presidents of the United Nations Security Council Commentary

Carter's Heir?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Dec 01, 2008
Obama’s foreign-policy team has some conflicting personalities. Can he manage his deputies effectively? Or will his administration collapse from infighting?

Wonkish Ambitions

Daniel W. Drezner | Nov 10, 2008
Update that résumé—with a shift of power in Washington, it’s time for some new faces in foreign policy. Let the clawing begin.

Hillary's Balkan "Experience"

Gordon N. Bardos | Mar 13, 2008
Hillary Clinton claims she has “experience” in the Balkans. Only problem is, her husband's administration badly mishandled the Kosovo War of 1999.

Georgia on His Mind

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Nov 27, 2006
TNI editor Nikolas Gvosdev feels former UN Ambassador Richard Holbrooke's call for the Russia-Georgia relationship to be a key factor in the West's ties with Moscow fails the "reality test."

No Free Lunches in Moscow for Rice

Andrey Terekhov | Oct 19, 2006
A Russian journalist's perspective of Secretary Rice’s upcoming visit to his country.

Ten Lessons for Nation-Building

Zalmay Khalilzad | Jul 18, 2005
After tours  in Afghanistan and Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad will return stateside to replace John Bolton as America's ambassador to the United Nations. Here's what he had to say on nation building in 2005.

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