Philip H. Gordon is the senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, having previously served on the National Security Council staff as director for European affairs. He is the author or co-author of five books on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy, and his articles have appeared in "The New York Times," "The Washington Post," the "Financial Times," "The Wall Street Journal," and "Foreign Affairs," He lives in Washington, D.C.