2002
NOVEMBER
November 20, 2002
Conversation: Bridging Two Worlds
Elizabeth Farnsworth interviews Turkish author Orhan Pamuk about the cultural split between Islam and secularism in Turkey.

November 4, 2002
Election Upheaval in Turkey
After a report on Turkey's election results, Gwen Ifill talks with Mark Parris, who served as U.S. ambassador to Turkey in the Clinton administration, and Asla Aydintasbas, a columnist for the Turkish newspaper Sabah.

OCTOBER
October 31, 2002
Newsmaker: Joschka Fischer
Ray Suarez talks with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer about his country's relationship with the U.S. and its stance on Iraq.

October 31, 2002
Religion and Politics
Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from Turkey on the conflicting roles of secularism and Islam in Turkish politics.

October 29, 2002
Frayed Ties
Simon Marks looks at the recent German elections in the context of the troubled U.S.-German relationship.

October 28, 2002
Death in Moscow
Independent Television News reports on the aftermath of this weekend's deadly effort to rescue hundreds of hostages from a Moscow theater.

October 28, 2002
Moscow Hostage
Crisis Gwen Ifill speaks with Edward Lozansky, president of American University in Moscow; Celeste Wallander, director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Neil Livingstone, chairman of the Board of Global Options, a security consulting firm.

October 25, 2002
Al-Qaida in Germany
Simon Marks reports on al-Qaida's German connections.

October 24, 2002
Terrorism in Moscow
Margaret Warner leads a discussion on the hostage situation in a Moscow theater, with journalist and author Yo'av Karney; Dimitri Simes, president of the Nixon Center; and Russia analyst Paul Joyal.

October 23, 2002
Reluctant Ally
Elizabeth Farnsworth reports on the uneasy relationship between Turkey and the Kurds living in Northern Iraq.

October 22, 2002
Reluctant Ally
Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from Turkey on the country's reaction to potential war with neighboring Iraq.

October 8, 2002
On the Front Line
Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from an air base in Turkey that may serve as a major outpost in the event of a war with Iraq.

SEPTEMBER
September 24, 2002
Iraq Dossier
Ray Suarez discusses reaction to the British dossier on Iraq with David Albright, a former nuclear inspector and president of the Institute for Science and International Security; Judith Yaphe, a senior research fellow at the National Defense University in Washington; and retired Col. Patrick Lang, a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer.

September 24, 2002
War Debate
Kwame Holman provides background on the British government's intelligence dossier against Iraq and the debate in parliament over whether to take action.

September 23, 2002
Poisoned Relationship
Spencer Michels provides some background on U.S.-German relations following German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's successful re-election bid. Then Margaret Warner talks with Wolfgang Ischinger, the German ambassador to the United States; Robert Kimmitt, the U.S. ambassador to Germany in the first Bush administration; and Ivo Daalder, former director of European affairs on the National Security Council in the Clinton administration.

September 20, 2002
Newsmaker: Ivanov
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov discusses his views on the U.S.'s new preemption strategy and the debate over possible military action in Iraq.

AUGUST
August 20, 2002
Embassy Takeover
Terence Smith speaks with Steven Erlanger, Berlin bureau chief for The New York Times, about the five-hour siege at the Iraqi embassy in Berlin.

JULY
July 18, 2002
Emerging Ally
Ray Suarez interviews the President of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski, who is currently visiting the U.S.

June 4, 2002
Royal Jubilee
Kwame Holman reports on the royal celebration in Britain honoring Queen Elizabeth's 50th year on the throne.

MAY
May 28, 2002
European Mission
Margaret Warner reports on the conclusion of President Bush's travels in Europe and talks to Anne Kornblut, White House correspondent for The Boston Globe, who has been covering the trip.

May 27, 2002
Wars Past and Present
President Bush spends Memorial Day in France remembering wars past and present.

May 24, 2002
Mission to Moscow
Ray Suarez reports on President Bush's trip to Moscow. For more details, Suarez talks with David Sanger, White House correspondent for The New York Times.

May 23, 2002
European Mission
Margaret Warner reports on President Bush's trip to Europe and talks with New York Times White House correspondent David Sanger about the European reaction to the president's speech before the German parliament.

May 23, 2002
Engaging the Allies
Jim Lehrer looks at the changing face of U.S.-European relations with former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger and Jessica Tuchman Mathews, president of the Carnegie International Endowment for Peace.

May 22, 2002
New Relationship
On the eve of President Bush's arms reduction meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, special correspondent Simon Marks examines Russian views about where U.S.-Russian relations are headed.

May 22, 2002
European Mission
Margaret Warner looks at the start of President Bush's trip to Europe with two New York Times reporters: White House correspondent David Sanger and Berlin Bureau Chief Steve Erlanger.

May 16, 2002
Moving Right
Ray Suarez reports on a victory for the political right in the Dutch elections. For an analysis of the road ahead for European politics, Suarez talks to Viktor Frolke, a correspondent for the Dutch daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad, and Charles Kupchan, director of European Affairs on the National Security Council during the Clinton administration.

May 8, 2002
Newsmaker: Jack Straw
Jim Lehrer talks with British Foreign Minister Jack Straw about the Middle East conflict and other issues.

APRIL
April 30, 2002
Newsmaker: Joschka Fischer
Jim Lehrer talks with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer about how to move toward peace in the Middle East.

April 22, 2002
Election Shock
First, Kwame Holman reports on surprising developments in the French presidential elections. Then, Margaret Warner discusses the election news with Jacqueline Grapin, president of the European Institute in Washington and Jim Hoagland, foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Post.

FEBRUARY
February 13, 2002
Milosevic on Trial
Independent Television News reporter Gaby Rado has an update on the war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic.

JANUARY
January 2, 2002
Money Change
Margaret Warner reports on the arrival of the Euro. Then, speaks with C. Fred Bergsten, director of The Institute for International Economics; Klaus Friedrich, chief economist with The Allianz Group and Dresdner Bank; and Gerry Baker, Washington Bureau Chief for the London-based Financial Times.