James Gibney

A message-minder has the temerity to tell the truth about a Pentagon controversy… More »

Words can sometimes fail you. So here's a guide to insults through body language.… More »

A speechwriter remembers life with the Secretary of State.The first time I met Warren Christopher was one of the only times I ever heard him make a wisecrack. We were at the first Summit of the Americas in Miami, sipping piña coladas on the veranda as our Tommy Bahama shirts flapped in the warm breeze.... Scratch that: It was a poorly lit hotel suite with nervous men and women in nondescript suits milling about, waiting for a meeting to begin. I was one of…… More »

Japan's cities have been devastated time and again, but the nation's people have always rebuilt stronger… More »

More cables that the State Department really, really doesn't want you to see… More »

The Atlantic national correspondent also talks about Barack Obama's recent trip and why he'd love to live in Zanzibar… More »

The novelist discusses his latest book, 'The Imperfectionists'… More »

Robert D. Kaplan talks to James Gibney about Kissinger, Iran, North Korea, and the right way to think about the prospect of a limited nuclear exchange… More »

Max Boot and Paul Wolfowitz do their best to walk away from history.… More »

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North Korea plans to launch a missile test this week. Here's why we shouldn't just shoot the sucker down.… More »

Despite a week of disappointments, Central and Eastern Europe might not be in such bad shape after all.… More »

No one has ever said that former American International Group chief executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg lacked nerve. Consider his latest maneuver: a lawsuit against AIG for misrepresenting the value of shares that he purchased as part of his deferred compensation plan. Greenberg told CNBC that he lost $2 billion as a result. He has also argued that AIG's implosion would never have happened under his watch, and that internal controls were weakened after his…… More »