Discussions
Roundtables
Roundtable,
September 8, 2011
The executive director of the 9/11 Commission argues that American defenses against terrorism have been improved, but he says politics and bureaucracy have foiled several vital reforms.
Roundtable,
June 21, 2011
The U.S. mission in Afghanistan suffers from a lack of common objectives among U.S. agencies, argue Randy George and Dante Paradiso. What the war needs is a single commander to unite civilian and military efforts, they write. Not so, replies James Dobbins: Washington should be loath to move away from its tradition of civilian control of the armed forces.
Roundtable,
May 25, 2011
Michael Bröning, Tony Badran, and Mara E. Karlin and Andrew J. Tabler on the increasingly brutal crackdown in Syria, the durability of the Assad regime and what, if anything, the United States can do to bring the crisis to a peaceful end.
Author Interviews
Author Interview,
January 18, 2012
As part of Foreign Affairs' The Iran Debate: To Strike or Not to Strike, Georgetown Professor Colin H. Kahl took questions submitted to the conversation from Twitter.
Author Interview,
September 20, 2011
Once considered a scourge just on the affluent West, as the developing world grows wealthier and more sedentary, NCDs now loom as a serious public health concern in emerging markets as well. A conversation with UN official Ala Alwan.
Author Interview,
September 7, 2011
Jonah Blank answers questions about the U.S. war in Afghanistan.
Audio/Video
Video,
February 9, 2012
An interview with the author of "The Case for Space," an article from the next issue of Foreign Affairs, on newsstands February 28.
Video,
January 25, 2012
An interview with the former Senior Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Video,
January 11, 2012
An interview with the author of "Christmas is No Time for an Iranian Revolution."
News & Events
News & Events,
February 1, 2012
Foreign Affairs Editor Gideon Rose and C-SPAN'S Greta Wodele Brawner discuss the magazine's 90th anniversary issue.
News & Events,
January 27, 2012
Ian Bremmer, Susan Glasser, and Gideon Rose talk about the prospects of a Russian Spring.
News & Events,
January 18, 2012
Gideon Rose, Charles Kupchan, and Tom Ashbook discuss whether democracy and capitalism can live up to the challenges of this century.
