Richard N. Haass

The United States needs a functioning democracy to pass needed legislation, maintain a robust economy, & preserve stability at home & broad-but Americans will only get one if rights are balanced with obligations. Hence my new book: The Bill of Obligations. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/588988/t…

Today’s global order is in irreversible decline—but that does not mean that chaos and calamity are inevitable, argued @RichardHaass in a 2018 essay. foreignaffairs.com/world/how-worl…

@reindsummit , @RichardHaass & @jakejsullivan finding common ground on the good of the 80 year American led order but that it's showing its age. So, it worked, it's just elderly. Domestic capabilities will be critical to foreign policy.

Check out the new Home & Away, "Beach Reading for Wonks". The Epstein saga, Ukraine policy, and a pattern penny wise, pound foolish behavior by the administration. plus 4 good reads. richardhaass.substack.com/p/beach-readin…

The new Home & Away, "Bullsh*t," is up on Substack. The welcome shift in attitude toward Putin. China's gaffe. The disappointing BBB as well as the disappointing visit by BB. And a much-needed takeaway from the tragedy in Texas. richardhaass.substack.com/p/bullsht-july…

The new Home & Away, "BDA," is up on Substack. The debate over Battle Damage Assessment in Iran...and over Ballot Damage Assessment here in NY City. richardhaass.substack.com/p/bda-june-27-…

@ I’m listening to iHeart ♫ @iHeartRadio iheart.com/podcast/1119-t… A convo with @CAgovernor and yours truly about the situation in the Middle East, ROTW (rest of the world), and American democracy.

After Israeli and US attacks on nuclear installations in Iran, the Middle East conflict enters its third phase. In the previous two phases, the initiative was with Israel and then the United States. Now, the ball is in Iran's court, writes @RichardHaass. bit.ly/3GeaZE8

I will be joining @CAgovernor Gavin Newsom on his podcast today at 3pm EST to discuss the Middle East and quite possibly the Midwest. Please join us.

All those critical of @potus for not getting congressional authorization before attacking Iran are overlooking the historical record that since WW2 99% of the time US presidents have used military force it was without explicit prior approval from Congress.

Most interesting component of @potus remarks was attempt at intra-war deterrence, ie, threats to Iran (attacking critical economic targets?) to discourage it from retaliating vs US troops in region, neighboring countries, or carries out terrorism here.

Will be interesting to learn why US attacked now. Lost confidence in diplomacy? Worried Iran was moving nuclear assets? Or was the 2 week pause a tactic all along? Hope latter not the case, as discredits US diplomacy across the board going forward.

Will be joining @TinaBrownLM at 1030 eastern today for a video chat on Substack. Bringing together Fresh Hell and Home & Away.

.@potus should give Iran a demanding proposal w a time limit to accept: denuclearization w verification in exchange for no attack & sanctions relief. If rejected, US should attack Fordow & other sites. Better to avoid war if possible, but Iran cannot become the next N Korea.

I'm old enough to remember when a president of the United States would stay at a G7 during a crisis as it offered an opportunity to rally allied support for a common policy.

The New Home & Away, "The End of the Affair," is up on Substack. @elonmusk is right about the big bill but was a bust in government. What Ukraine's attack says about the future of that war & war in general. And Trump's emerging foreign policy doctrine. richardhaass.substack.com/p/the-end-of-t…

Under @realDonaldTrump's second administration, the US is coming to resemble many of the countries and governments it once criticized, laments @RichardHaass. bit.ly/3HsGhYj

The Trump Doctrine, aka the “look the other way,” “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil,” or the “none of our business” doctrine. The case for and the stronger case against this new US approach to the world. project-syndicate.org/commentary/tru…

The new Home & Away, "Emotional Overload," is up on substack. It looks closely at 3 wars: Putin's on Ukraine, Israel's on Gaza, and Trump's on @Harvard. And it explores the coming AI-caused disruption. richardhaass.substack.com/p/emotional-ov…

On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on @CNN … • Pres. Trump’s Middle East trip featured a flurry of flashy deals. Beyond the headlines, what does it all mean? I’ll ask @RichardHaass & @rmslim • Retired four-star Gen. @StanMcChrystal says character is the most important trait of…

The new Home & Away, "Valley of the Dolls," is up. The demise of conservative parties in the UK & US, why Marco Rubio shouldnt wear 2 hats, Israel's "Day After" plan for Gaza, why PBS & NPR should wean themselves from gov't $, & Joe Nye's passing. richardhaass.substack.com/p/valley-of-th…