Author
Richard Haass
RICHARD HAASS is President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, which he led from 2003 to 2023. A veteran American diplomat and national security official, Haass served in a number of senior positions at the White House and the Departments of State and Defense. From 2001 to 2003, he was Director of Policy Planning for the Department of State. He also served as President George W. Bush’s Special Envoy for Northern Ireland and Coordinator for the Future of Afghanistan. From 1989 to 1993, he was Special Assistant to President George H. W. Bush and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs on the National Security Council. He is the author ofThe Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens and The World: A Brief Introduction, among other books.
By this author
A Palestinian State Would Be Good for Israel
The Chance for a Two-State Solution Still Exists—but Won’t for Long
September 3, 2025
The Perfect Has Become the Enemy of the Good in Ukraine
Why Washington Must Redefine Its Objectives
November 4, 2024
Redefining Success in Ukraine
A New Strategy Must Balance Means and Ends
Richard Haass andCharles Kupchan
November 17, 2023
What Friends Owe Friends
Why Washington Should Restrain Israeli Military Action in Gaza—and Preserve a Path to Peace
October 15, 2023
A Richard Haass Retrospective
Two Decades as President of the Council on Foreign Relations
ListJune 29, 2023
The West Needs a New Strategy in Ukraine
A Plan for Getting From the Battlefield to the Negotiating Table
Richard Haass andCharles Kupchan
April 13, 2023
A Ukraine Strategy for the Long Haul
The West Needs a Policy to Manage a War That Will Go On
June 10, 2022
The Growing Danger of U.S. Ambiguity on Taiwan
Biden Must Make America’s Commitment Clear to China—and the World
December 13, 2021
The Age of America First
Washington’s Flawed New Foreign Policy Consensus
Washington’s flawed new foreign policy consensus.
The Case Against a New Concert of Powers
An Old Remedy Won’t Help Today’s Troubled Global Order
Nicu Popescu;Alan S. Alexandroff andColin I. Bradford; Richard N. Haass andCharles Kupchan
May 11, 2021
The New Concert of Powers
How to Prevent Catastrophe and Promote Stability in a Multipolar World
Richard N. Haass andCharles Kupchan
How to prevent catastrophe and promote stability in a multipolar world.
March 23, 2021
Present at the Destruction
Trump’s Final Act Has Accelerated the Onset of a Post-American World
January 11, 2021
Dire Straits
Should American Support for Taiwan Be Ambiguous?
Bonnie S. Glaser;Michael J. Mazarr;Michael J. Glennon;Richard Haass andDavid Sacks
September 24, 2020
American Support for Taiwan Must Be Unambiguous
To Keep the Peace, Make Clear to China That Force Won’t Stand
To keep the peace, make clear to China that force won’t stand.
September 2, 2020
The Pandemic Will Accelerate History Rather Than Reshape It
Not Every Crisis Is a Turning Point
Not every crisis is a turning point.
April 7, 2020
How a World Order Ends
And what comes in its wake.
