Oct 09 Inside the U.S. negotiations to free the Oct. 7 hostages Before the Oct. 7 attacks, the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia were on the brink of a historic agreement. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses how close they were to normalization, the rush to release hostages and the U.S. response…
Oct 02 Inside the U.S.-China battle to lead the AI revolution President Trump wants artificial intelligence companies to police themselves, all in the name of winning the race with China. Are the U.S. and China on a path of unstoppable AI competition? Or should the world’s AI leaders collaborate? Compass Points…
World Sep 28 WFP official on addressing global hunger in face of wars and climate disasters The United Nations recently announced a new executive director for the World Food Programme. Luke Lindberg was a Trump administration Agriculture Department official and inherits one of the UN's toughest jobs. Hundreds of millions around the world go hungry every…
Sep 25 Russia tests NATO with increasingly aggressive tactics in Europe Key European leaders are sounding the alarm over Russian aggression, warning that Vladimir Putin is planning attacks aimed at testing NATO’s security alliance. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses those concerns with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and two former U.S.
Arts Sep 21 American Israeli held hostage by Hamas performs songs of survival and hope Recently, the small Israeli town of Nir Oz, devastated by the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, held a unique concert. The singer was not a professional musician, but an American Israeli man who was kidnapped by Hamas and held in Gaza…
Sep 18 Inside Iran: A reporter's account of living through war and economic strangulation In Iran, prices are soaring, gas lines are growing and leaders are becoming harder-line. Reza Sayah is the PBS News Hour’s special correspondent in Tehran and sat down with Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin to discuss what it has been…
World Sep 17 Qatari spokesman on regional war and the path back to U.S.-Iran talks Violence has spread across the Middle East since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in Iran. Qatar has spent months mediating between Iran and the U.S. while also being targeted by Iranian strikes. Nick Schifrin sat down with Dr.
World Sep 15 NATO jets shoot down drone in Lithuania as Russia continues to provoke Europe A drone was shot down in Lithuania by a NATO jet. It is unknown from where the drone was launched, but it's the latest in a series of incursions and sabotage attacks across Europe. As Russia presses its war in…
World Sep 14 Houthi gains in Yemen, attack on Saudi pipeline compound pressure on oil markets Yemen's Houthi rebels seized more islands in the strategically crucial Bab al-Mandab Strait and now control the west coast of the country. This comes as a crucial pipeline in Saudi Arabia will be out of commission for weeks. Ali Rogin…
Sep 11 National security officials recall responding to 9/11 as it unfolded September 11, 2001 was a day of extraordinary heartbreak. It was also one of chaos, fear and confusion. The national security professionals traveling with President Bush and working inside the White House Situation Room were at the center of it…