Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In 2024, when he was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns wrote an essay for Foreign Affairs about “the plastic moments that come along only a few times each century”—and argued that “the United States faces one of those rare moments today.”
On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” Burns discusses the future of the war in Ukraine, the potential consequences of the conflict in Iran, and the trajectory of U.S. power.
In 2024, when he was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, William J. Burns wrote an essay for Foreign Affairs about “the plastic moments that come along only a few times each century”—and argued that “the United States faces one of those rare moments today.”
On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” Burns discusses the future of the war in Ukraine, the potential consequences of the conflict in Iran, and the trajectory of U.S. power.
