Politics Oct 08 Why Washington — not Lincoln or FDR — had the hardest job of any U.S. president George Washington isn't the sexiest of American presidents in our public imagination, nor the most accessible. Perhaps we are all too weighed down by the "father of his country" image, the cherry tree myth, his powdered wig and bone-and-ivory (no,…
World Sep 26 Ukraine prime minister doesn’t trust Putin to implement peace plan PBS NewsHour's Margaret Warner sat down with Ukraine's prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in New York on Thursday.
World Sep 22 Syrian opposition chief: U.S. assistance will be used against Assad forces, not just Islamic State fighters NEW YORK -- The president of the Syrian National Coalition -- whose "moderate rebel forces" President Barack Obama and Congress have committed to help -- said his fighters will use those stepped-up resources against President Bashar Assad's government forces, not…
World Jul 25 At Aspen Security Forum, pondering how to confront Russian bear in Ukraine Washington’s accusation Thursday that Russia has fired its artillery across the border at Ukrainian military positions hit this Aspen Security Forum like a thunderbolt.
Arts Jul 14 For the young acolytes of maestro Lorin Maazel, the show goes on Margaret Warner narrates “Peter and the Wolf” Sunday at the Castleton Festival. Photo courtesy of The Castleton FestivalWhen I was asked to narrate Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf at the Castleton Music Festival this year, I was…
World May 19 Dispatch from ground zero for the Donetsk People’s Republic DONETSK, Eastern Ukraine -- Just two months ago, this 11-story building in the heart of the state capital was the symbol of Ukrainian central government power in its easternmost region, Donetsk. We were there to interview the new governor, steel…
World Apr 03 Camp David: Then, as today, Mideast leaders are haunted by their past The play "Camp David" is about a real achievement. Two bitter enemies, with guidance from a committed U.S. president, forged an agreement that has stood the test of time. So why did I find it disheartening?…
World Feb 06 Der Spiegel journalists on walking the fine line between informing the public and compromising NSA intelligence PBS NewsHour Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks with two journalists from the German magazine Der Spiegel to get their take on covering an international spy scandal that has lead a lot of Americans to rethink the fine line…
World Jan 22 Peace talks open with disagreement over Assad’s future in Syria Infighting and acrimony marked the first day of talks on the Syrian war. While State Secretary Kerry and other officials insisted that a transitional government could not include current President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian foreign minister insisted no country but…
World Nov 24 Is Geneva deal a return to the art of Baker diplomacy? GENEVA - It was 4:40 a.m. Sunday when Iranian Foreign Minister Javid Zarif strode in to meet the world press in the fluorescent-lit Geneva conference center. He'd had little sleep over four-and-a-half days of grueling negotiations, yet he flashed reporters…