• U.S. faces changing alliances and rifts in Middle East as it seeks to form coalition

    U.S. faces changing alliances and rifts in Middle East as it seeks to form coalition

    Aug 29, 2014 11:37 PM EDT

    Relationships in the Middle East have changed drastically since the U.S. occupation in Iraq. Now, as Secretary of State John Kerry attempts to bridge gaps between potential allies against the Islamic State, new tensions have arisen. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Hisham Melham of Al Arabiya News and Steven Simon ...

  • How Nixon tested the U.S. government and changed its relationship to the American people

    How Nixon tested the U.S. government and changed its relationship to the American people

    Aug 08, 2014 12:38 AM EDT

    ... had been lying all along. By overstepping his bounds, Richard Nixon tested our constitutional structure. What happened 40 years ago this week was that the U.S. constitutional structure showed that it could last, it was flexible enough to deal with a president who had exceeded his constitutional bounds. As ...

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    China's president creates security council, similar to U.S. model

    Nov 15, 2013 06:01 PM EDT

    ... s government leaders on international affairs. The new commission will face many foreign policy issues in the months and years ahead, including China's fragile relationship with North Korea, tensions with Taiwan, and China's territorial and resource disputes with its neighbors in Vietnam and the Philippines. The commission will ...

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    Panetta, Vietnam Exchange Soldiers' Writings More Than 40 Years Old

    Jun 04, 2012 08:51 PM EDT

    ... of U.S. Sgt. Steve Flaherty, who died in 1969. "There were many lives lost in that war both from the United States and from Vietnam," said Panetta on the found artifacts. "If we can work together -- both of our countries -- to develop a better relationship ... all of the sacrifice ...

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    Holbrooke: No 'Dysfunctional Relationship' Exists for U.S. Leaders in Afghan War

    Jun 30, 2010 04:00 AM EDT

    ... most important principle, which he mentioned repeatedly in his campaign, accountability. And he then sent in the outstanding senior military officer I have ever worked with. And I have known them all back to General Westmoreland in Vietnam. So, I'm very pleased with where we are. GWEN IFILL: So...

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    Iraq Election Leaves Questions about U.S. Exit Strategy

    Feb 02, 2005 05:00 AM EDT

    ... now want the U.S. to either pull out or set a timetable to do so later this year. MARGARET WARNER: And to explore the relationship between Sunday's election and the withdrawal of U.S. forces we turn to retired Army Lt. Gen. William Odom, former director of the ...

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    U.S., Southeast Asian Nations Vow to Combat Terrorism

    Aug 01, 2002 04:40 PM EDT

    ... and the United States want." Powell said the agreement was "a political declaration that brings ASEAN and the United States together in a more intimate relationship." During the negotiations, both Indonesia and Vietnam expressed concerns the agreement may pave the way to deployment of U.S. troops in the region ...

  • Judge says Trump administration violated court order by deporting migrants to South Sudan

    Judge says Trump administration violated court order by deporting migrants to South Sudan

    May 21, 2025 06:47 PM EDT

    ... do not accept deportations from the United States. That has led the administration to strike agreements with other countries, including Panama, to house them. The U.S. has sent Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador under an 18th-century wartime law, an action being contested in the courts ...

  • Putin aims to resume Russian production of previously banned intermediate missiles

    Putin aims to resume Russian production of previously banned intermediate missiles

    Jun 28, 2024 07:23 PM EDT

    ... as an arms control landmark when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan signed it in 1988. WATCH: News Wrap: Putin sign deals with Vietnam during trip to bolster Russian support in Asia The U.S. withdrew from the treaty in 2019, citing Russian violations. “We need to start ...

  • Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that includes vow of mutual aid

    Russia and North Korea sign partnership deal that includes vow of mutual aid

    Jun 19, 2024 04:53 PM EDT

    ... signed an agreement to build a road bridge on their border, and another on cooperation in health care, medical education and science. In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Putin's visit to North Korea illustrates how Russia tries, "in desperation, to develop and to strengthen relations ...