World May 16 Russia-Ukraine peace talks fall flat with few signs of progress In highly anticipated peace talks, Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners, the war’s largest swap. While they agreed to keep talking, there was no breakthrough for peace and the two sides seemed even further apart. Nick Schifrin…
Nation May 15 Retired Gen. McChrystal on current Pentagon leadership and his new book ‘On Character’ General Stanley McChrystal was the top commander of American and international forces in Afghanistan in 2009 when his career was cut short. McChrystal resigned after an article in Rolling Stone quoted him and his aides making candid yet disparaging remarks…
World May 14 How Trump’s meeting with Syria’s new leader is a turning point for the war-torn nation Day two of President Trump's tour of the Mideast brought with it the prospect of a new future for Syria. The president announced plans to lift sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Assad regime. Trump also met with…
World May 13 Mideast experts weigh in on Trump’s economic and defense deals in the region During his visit to the Middle East, President Trump announced the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria, arms sales and U.S.-Saudi business agreements. For additional perspective on this, Amna Nawaz spoke with Vali Nasr, an adviser in the State Department…
World May 02 Top Yemeni official visits Washington seeking more U.S. support in fighting Houthis The Houthis are an Iranian-backed rebel group that controls parts of western Yemen. Most of the rest of the country is controlled by the internationally recognized government, which has fought the Houthis with support from a Saudi-led coalition. In March,…
World May 01 Former ambassador John Negroponte discusses changes to Trump’s national security team The Trump White House announced a major shakeup with embattled National Security Adviser Mike Waltz leaving his post to become the next U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Amna Nawaz discussed the move with Ambassador John Negroponte. He was the first…
World Apr 30 A look at the partnership between Vietnam and the U.S. 50 years after the fall of Saigon Vietnam marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the unification of the country under Communist rule after decades of war. From the ashes, the U.S. and Vietnam now enjoy close relations, due in no small part to…
World Apr 22 Foreign policy experts offer views on Trump administration’s student activist crackdown According to attorneys, over 1,000 student visas have been revoked in the Trump administration’s crackdown. Part of that effort has been a State Department argument that some students’ actions threaten U.S. foreign policy interests. Nick Schifrin discussed more with former…
World Apr 16 Ahead of 2nd round of nuclear negotiations, U.S. and Iran harden positions Iran and the U.S. confirmed that a second round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program would take place this weekend in Rome. But at the same time, both the U.S. and Iran have hardened their negotiating positions after describing the…
World Apr 15 China cuts exports of vital rare earth minerals as trade war with U.S. intensifies China’s leader is touring Southeast Asia and portraying Beijing as the anchor of world economic stability. Xi Jinping’s efforts come after the U.S. levied a blanket 10 percent tariff on goods coming in and steeper rates on China. Beijing is…