... able to get into the embassy compound, so they could be flown to American naval ships standing by off the coast. SGT. JOHN GHILAIN (Ret.), U.S. Marine Corps: When we were given the order to fall back into the embassy while falling back and looking at the people’s ...
... Joining us to unpack more of the politics and consequences of the trade deal is Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who has been following the trade talks closely. So, why are Japan and the U.S. in particular so insistent that this happen? EDWARD ...
... Garrett, who has long written about infectious diseases and international health, joins us from New York. She's a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Laurie Garrett, welcome back to the program. Administration officials have been saying for some time that the U.S. knows how to stop Ebola ...
... that he was somehow retreating from American power abroad, which was later compounded by crises in Iran and elsewhere. But it was extremely important for relations with Panama and Latin America. Noel Maurer: By the time the treaty came along, the US benefits from the Canal were almost gone. This ...
... as the U.S. economy and a dearth of political leadership, according to the poll which was commissioned in partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations. The survey, conducted among 2,003 adults from October through November, also concluded that fifty-two percent of Americans now believe that the U ...
... Win in 1966 during the Vietnam War. Thein Sein's visit comes after President Barack Obama traveled to Myanmar in November, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to do so, in a further sign of warming relations. "We've reached a point in our relationship where (Thein Sein) is ...
Americans hold U.S. military officers to a high ethical standard and propriety. Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Kohn of the University of North Carolina and retired Col. Andrew Bacevich on whether these standards are reasonable and why the U.S. is fascinated by the recent scandals of Generals like ...
Troop Photos With Dead Afghans: How Embarrassing Episodes Affect U.S. Mission
President Obama announced Wednesday that more than 2,000 U.S. troops will head to Australia, but he stopped short of saying the move was meant as a message to China. Ray Suarez explores what the move means for regional politics with Jeffrey Bader of The Brookings Institution and John Higley of the University of Texas at...
Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the ongoing dispute between the U.S. and China over currency and trade. Amid its trade deficit with China, the U.S. wants to pressure the Chinese to let their currency, the renminbi, rise in value instead of pegging it to the dollar.
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