2012 MAY
May 21, 2012

After NATO Leaves, Will Afghan Forces Be Ready?
Judy Woodruff speaks with former Ambassador to the European Union James Dobbins and retired Col. David Lamm about NATO's exit plans coming out of this week's summit in Chicago and whether Afghan forces are ready to absorb security responsibilities once most foreign troops leave in 2014.

  

May 21, 2012

Obama Stresses Afghan Stability and Exit Plan at NATO Summit
At the NATO Summit Monday, President Obama emphasized the importance of a stable Afghanistan, and of phasing out most foreign forces by the 2014 deadline. Judy Woodruff reports.

  

May 21, 2012

NATO Tensions: Inside and Outside
As world leaders struggle to work out details of an exit strategy from Afghanistan, police pushed back hundreds of protesters who were trying to reach the site of the NATO summit in Chicago this week.

May 21, 2012

NATO Summit Struggles
President Obama sought continued military and monetary support for the mission in Afghanistan at the NATO summit in Chicago in May 2012, as protesters sparred with police outside the site.

May 15, 2012

5 Things to Look for at Upcoming NATO and G8 Summits
When world leaders gather this weekend at the NATO and Group of Eight summits, they have two major items on the table -- wrapping up the Afghan war and handling Europe's financial crisis. So what are the signs that they will make any progress?

MARCH
March 6, 2012

While Iran Dominates the Headlines, Palestinian Issue Is Big Topic at AIPAC
The major storyline coming out of this week's AIPAC conference in Washington, D.C., was the possibility of war with Iran. But in the much smaller breakout sessions, seminars and panel discussions, there was far more talk about Palestinians and the all-but-dead peace process.

March 1, 2012

In Syria, Aid Groups Look for Breaks in Fighting to Deliver Supplies
As the International Committee of the Red Cross' appeal for a daily two-hour ceasefire in the most volatile parts of Syria goes unanswered, the local volunteers and staff of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent continue to try to bring much-needed supplies to the bombarded areas.

FEBRUARY
Feb. 16, 2012

Chronic Malnutrition a 'Hidden Crisis'
About 2 million children who are malnourished die each year worldwide, according to a United Nations estimate. Yet aid organizations say it's tough to attract attention to the issue of chronic malnutrition in a preventative way -- before it becomes severe and life-threatening.

JANUARY
Jan. 30, 2012

A Bronx Cheer in Brussels for EU Austerity
As the 27 European Union leaders gather here for a summit on the continent's debt crisis, the city is a snarl of blocked roadways, stalled trains and buses, and many shuttered schools and shops.

Jan. 27, 2012

World Remembers Holocaust 67 Years After Auschwitz Freed
On Jan. 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz -- a sprawling complex containing 48 labor and extermination camps. In 2005, the U.N. Security Council designated Jan. 27 an international day of remembering the Holocaust's millions of victims. View some of the events and memorials in our slide show.

Jan. 18, 2012

Are U.S., Iran Headed Toward War?
In the salons of foreign policy wonks in Washington and New York, a fast and furious debate is raging over whether the United States or its allies should launch a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.