World Nov 30 Examining the legacy of the enduring, polarizing Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday at age 100, was an American original. And like many who merit that description, he was not born in the United States.
Nation Mar 24 Column: Remembering Madeleine Albright and everything she shared with the NewsHour Albright, who died this week at the age of 84, often said, with her customary humor and spirit, that the PBS NewsHour helped launch her into a storied spot in American diplomatic history.
World May 22 Book Review: How Zbigniew Brzezinski became a foreign policy sage and focus of controversy The life of former U.S. national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who also made numerous appearances on the PBS NewsHour, is now chronicled in a biography from French official and scholar Justin Vaisse.
World Apr 24 Analysis: Trump and French President Macron’s unexpected friendship The bond between the American and French leaders has led to some head scratching in Washington and European capitals given their disputes over issues ranging from the Iran nuclear accord to climate change.
Politics Apr 12 Analysis: Pence carries Trump’s baggage to Latin America summit Now it’s Vice President Mike Pence who will be carrying America's and President Donald Trump’s baggage to the Summit of the Americas in Peru later this week. But even before Mr. Trump canceled his scheduled trip to Lima to focus…
World Jan 31 The campaign that changed how Americans saw the Vietnam War The Tet Offensive began in stealth 50 years ago in Vietnam, but it ended up splashed on television sets all over America, helping to bring down the administration of President Lyndon Johnson.
World Aug 15 Analysis: What’s at stake in NAFTA renegotiation? The Trump administration starts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico on Wednesday.
World Jul 27 Analysis: 64 years after the Korean War, the world’s coldest and most dangerous peace Even after 60-plus years of a fragile peace, South Koreans are fully aware that their efforts to build a modern society and economy are constantly at risk of being turned quickly again into rubble, by accidents, blunders and miscues from…
World Feb 17 Column: Trump wouldn’t like the media coverage in Mexico, either MEXICO CITY -- A visitor to this capital from afar, or another planet, might think Donald Trump had been elected president of Mexico.
World Jul 08 Will China respect international court’s South China Sea decision? From Beijing to Washington and all across Asia, eyes will be on an obscure tribunal in the Hague this coming Tuesday. The panel's words could mark a decisive next step in the growing territorial disputes between China and its Southeast…