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Philip H. Gordon

PHILIP H. GORDON is the National Security Adviser to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Previously, he was the Mary and David Boies Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He also served as the White House Coordinator for the Middle East and Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs in the Obama administration.

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What Was the War on Terror?

A Quarter Century of Fear and Fantasy

Philip H. Gordon

Review Essay Sept/Oct 2026

Don’t Give Up on Global Order

America Depends on It—and Can Restore It

Philip H. Gordon

June 9, 2026

Are America’s Allies Finally Learning to Deal With Trump?

A Conversation With Philip H. Gordon and Mara Karlin

Podcast June 4, 2026

podcast

The Allies After America

In Search of Plan B

Philip H. Gordon and Mara Karlin

Jan/Feb 2026

The Perilous Path to Sustained Peace in Gaza

A Conversation With Philip Gordon on the Pitfalls and Opportunities of Trump’s Cease-Fire Deal

Philip H. Gordon

Q&A October 9, 2025

Nobody Lost Taiwan

The Island Remains Secure and Stable—for Now

Philip H. Gordon and Ryan Hass

September 22, 2025

Iran, Israel, and the Middle East in Tumult

A Conversation With Philip Gordon

Podcast June 18, 2025

podcast

America Has a Historic Opportunity in the Middle East

Trump Has Leverage, but He Must Use It Wisely

Philip H. Gordon

February 19, 2025

The False Promise of Regime Change

Why Washington Keeps Failing in the Middle East

Philip H. Gordon

October 7, 2020

“America First” Is a Dangerous Fantasy in a Pandemic

Foreign Aid and Global Leadership Will Be Integral to Any Solution

Philip H. Gordon

April 4, 2020

The Dangerous Unraveling of the U.S.-Turkish Alliance

Washington and Ankara Still Need Each Other

Philip H. Gordon and Amanda Sloat

January 10, 2020

A Path to War With Iran

How Washington’s Escalation Could Lead to Unintended Catastrophe

Philip H. Gordon

May 20, 2019

How Trump Killed the Atlantic Alliance

And How the Next President Can Restore It

Philip H. Gordon and Jeremy Shapiro

February 26, 2019

The Worst Deals Ever

What Trump Misses About the Art of Foreign Policy Negotiation

Philip H. Gordon

August 23, 2018

Containing Russia, Again

An Adversary Attacked the United States—It’s Time to Respond

Robert D. Blackwill and Philip H. Gordon

January 18, 2018

Will Iran Become the Next North Korea?

Avoiding a Nuclear Nightmare in the Middle East

Philip Gordon and Amos Yadlin

August 1, 2017

A Vision of Trump at War

How the President Could Stumble Into Conflict

Philip Gordon

May/June 2017

The Crisis in U.S.-Israeli Relations

Are Washington and Jerusalem Drifting Apart?

Philip Gordon

Review Essay Nov/Dec 2016

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

Piers Brendon

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Mar/Apr 2009

The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe

William I. Hitchcock

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Mar/Apr 2009

How to Be French: Nationality in the Making Since 1789

Patrick Weil

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Mar/Apr 2009

European Military Crisis Management: Connecting Ambition and Reality

Bastian Giegerich

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Mar/Apr 2009

Transatlantic Trends 2008

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Jan/Feb 2009

The French White Paper on Defence and National Security

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Jan/Feb 2009

Pipelines, Politics, and Power: The Future of EU-Russia Energy Relations

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Jan/Feb 2009

Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Jan/Feb 2009

Hitler’s Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Jan/Feb 2009

The End of the West? Crisis and Change in the Atlantic Order

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Nov/Dec 2008

Shifting Alliances: Europe, America, and the Future of Britain’s Global Strategy

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Nov/Dec 2008

Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century

Reviewed by Philip H. Gordon

Review Nov/Dec 2008