Video: Amb. Khalilzad Joins the Charlie Rose Show

<iframe src=”undefined/iframe?id=H6ynttKPRTK70WUNtTieig” allowscriptaccess=”always” frameborder=”0″></iframe> On “Charlie Rose,” a conversation with Zalmay Khalilzad. He served as U.S Permanent Representative to the United Nations under George W. Bush from 2007 to 2009. He has just written his memoir called “The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World.”

The Neoconservative Case for Negotiating with Iran

By: Zalmay Khalilzad As someone who has negotiated with Iran over the years perhaps more than any other U.S. diplomat, I disagree with those who argue that talks with Iran are akin to capitulation. I have seen little evidence that isolation has or will alter Tehran’s behavior in the right direction. Nor do I share the view that it is …

Audio: Amb. Khalilzad joins the Rita Cosby Show

Emmy-winning TV host, veteran correspondent and multiple best selling author Rita Cosby interviewed Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad for her program on March 27, 2016. Listen here for the full podcast.

Khalilzad: Here’s what I think went wrong in Afghanistan after I left there

By: Zalmay Khalilzad Since I left Afghanistan as ambassador, I have reflected a great deal on why the situation deteriorated so dramatically in the years that followed. Our principal failure, in my view, was our refusal to deal with Pakistan’s double game. Even the accelerated drone attacks in western Pakistan under the Obama administration, which were somewhat effective in the …

WSJ Opinion: Iraq Isn’t Lost to Iran

By: Zalmay Khalilzad The conventional wisdom in Washington, D.C., seems to be that Iraq is hopelessly lost to Iran. The best that the U.S. can do, this view suggests, is to destroy Islamic State there and develop a special relationship with an independent or semi-independent Iraqi Kurdistan. Washington should do those things. But it also should not abandon the rest of …

4 Lessons about America’s Role in the World

By: Zalmay Khalilzad It is difficult to think of another election season in modern history in which so many traditional tenets of U.S. foreign policy were being questioned. This is understandable at some level. The United States has fallen far short of its aspirations in its foreign policy, and it seems that conflicts and threats, rather than opportunities, are dominating our …

Khalilzad on the Leonard Lopate Show

Former U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad shares details about his personal life and offers his insight on foreign policy and politics in the Middle East. Listen here: Source: The Leonard Lopate Show