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Roger Hertog Senior Fellow
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Former presidential policy adviser and speechwriter. Author of Heroic Conservatism, released in October 2007.
Expertise:Democracy promotion; human rights issues; health and disease; religion and politics.
Experience:Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic Planning (2005-2006); Assistant to the President for Speechwriting and Policy Adviser (2002-2005); Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Speechwriting (2001-2002); Chief Speechwriter and Senior Policy Adviser, Bush Presidential Campaign (2000); Senior Editor, Politics, U.S. News and World Report.
Current Research Project
January 2, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
See more in Israel, Palestinian Authority, Wars and Warfare, U.S. Strategy and Politics
December 31, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson writes that Obama "will require sober supporters--and loyal critics--to get through challenges" in 2009.
See more in Middle East, U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
December 12, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson discusses how eastern Congo, "a vacuum of sovereignty," will be a challenge for President-elect Obama.
See more in Democratic Rep. of Congo
December 10, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson describes the dire scenes in the Congo.
See more in Democratic Rep. of Congo, Human Rights
December 5, 2008
Op-Ed
The Washington Post
Michael Gerson writes that "there is a lesson here for Barack Obama's administration: Sometimes power must be lightly held to be effectively employed."
See more in India, U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
December 3, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson writes that "Obama's appointments reveal not just moderation but maturity—magnanimity to past opponents, a concern for continuity in a time of war and economic crisis, a self-confidence that allows him to fill gaps in his own experience with outsize personalities, and a serious commitment to incarnate his rhetoric of unity."
November 21, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson writes that "administration officials believe they have taken precautions that will encourage Iraqi nationalism over a destructive pan-Shiism."
See more in Iraq, U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
November 19, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson explains why he thinks General Motors deserves to fail during this current economic downturn.
See more in Economics
November 15, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson writes that "Obama will also need to be aware of certain issues-certain tripwires-that could trigger explosive controversy."
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
November 14, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson discusses the problems that arise at the beginning of every presidency.
See more in U.S. Election 2008
November 13, 2008
Audio
Listen to E.J. Dionne Jr. and Michael J. Gerson discuss priorities for U.S. foreign policy in the next administration, as part of CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call Series.
See more in Religion, Presidency
November 12, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson suggests where President-elect Barack Obama should stay centrist and where he should be bold.
See more in U.S. Election 2008
November 5, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson looks back after the election.
See more in U.S. Election 2008
November 5, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson discusses Senator Barack Obama being President-elect.
See more in U.S. Election 2008
October 29, 2008
Op-Ed
The Washington Post
Michael Gerson considers what lies behind stump speeches.
See more in U.S. Election 2008
October 24, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson writes that "if McCain benefited politically from being correct about the surge, why has Barack Obama not been punished for opposing it?"
See more in U.S. Election 2008
October 22, 2008
Op-Ed
The Washington Post
Michael Gerson gives his opinion on Senator Barack Obama and the decisions that he has made over the years.
See more in U.S. Election 2008
October 17, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson discusses the tactics of Gen. David Petaeus.
See more in Iraq, Defense/Homeland Security
October 15, 2008
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Michael Gerson considers Senator John McCain's current position in the presidential campaign.
See more in U.S. Election 2008
October 10, 2008
Op-Ed
The Washington Post
Michael Gerson writes that "Iran may be a different proliferation threat from any we have faced before."
See more in Proliferation, U.S. Election 2008
In The Closing of the American Border, Edward Alden goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the Bush administration’s struggle to balance security and openness in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.
America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.
Complete list of CFR Books.
This report lays out a thoughtful agenda for U.S. policy toward the Democratic Republic of Congo, arguing that what happens there should matter to the United States--for humanitarian reasons as well as economic and strategic ones.
In this report, CFR Senior Fellow Michael A. Levi analyzes the potential use of deterrence in preventing terrorist groups from acquiring nuclear weapons and recommends a new approach to U.S. declaratory policy, as well as ways to improve U.S. capabilities to determine the sources of terrorist attacks.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
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