Leslie Gelb

President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations

Bio

Leslie (Les) Howard Gelb is a former correspondent for The New York Times and is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Featured Work

Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy

OCT 16, 2009 Podcast

Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy

How can America build partnerships and coalitions to solve today's global problems? Will the nation continue to dominate world affairs, or are we fast approaching ...