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Ali Rogin is a foreign affairs producer at the PBS NewsHour.
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World Oct 09
Turkey had ‘legitimate security concern’ in attacking Syrian Kurds, Pompeo saysIn an interview with PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff, Pompeo indicated that the United States does not plan to defend its key partners in the fight against ISIS, the Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces, despite warnings from a…
Nation Sep 02
Mattis won’t weigh in on Trump’s leadership fitnessMattis served for two years in the top job at the Pentagon, helping craft and implement Trump administration decisions such as a troop surge in Afghanistan, a ban on transgender military members, and airstrikes against Syria’s Assad regime, following its…
World Jul 25
WATCH: ‘There are alliances’ who want Maduro in power, former Venezuelan intelligence chief saysUntil three months ago, former Manuel Ricardo Cristopher Figuera was one of the most powerful men in Venezuela. He says Maduro’s hold on power depends on the Venezuelan army.
World Jul 18
WATCH: Steven Cook on Turkey-Russian ties and its effects on NATOA dispute between Turkey and the U.S. over a missile defense system has left observers questioning whether Turkey is strengthening its ties with Russia, to the long-term detriment of its NATO partners.
World Jul 10
Members of new Pompeo task force have previously praised human-rights abusersThe mission of a new panel created to advise the State Department on the definition of human rights and its role in American diplomacy may stand in conflict with what some of its members have said in the past.
World Jul 03
After escaping captivity, American detainees come home to credit penaltiesIt’s common for U.S. captives to return home to find they have a damaged financial reputation and no clear path to restore it, according to a new report from the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, the group named after the…
World Jun 13
Who will inherit the Brexit fight? A guide to the UK’s prime minister raceSeveral members of the Conservative Party are vying to replace outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. The winner will be tasked with finding the least messy way for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
World May 28
What the European Parliament elections mean for BrexitThe single-issue Brexit party won’t wield much power inside the massive parliament itself, but it will have an outsized influence on British politics for the next five months as the country prepares to leave the EU by a Oct. 31…
World Apr 18
5 new details in Mueller’s report about Russian election interferenceSpecial counsel Robert Mueller’s report paints a fuller picture of what he called Russia’s “sweeping and systemic” interference in American democracy, and when and how Russians communicated with Trump campaign associates.
World Apr 03
Turkish foreign minister slams U.S. for having ‘no clear strategy’ on SyriaTurkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu slammed the United States’ Syria strategy and Middle East peace plan, saying Wednesday that one was underdeveloped and the other might not exist. “It seems that there is no clear…
