Jan 19 Watch Diplomatic Efforts Must Accompany Troop Surge, Hamilton Says Lee Hamilton, co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, testified before a House committee Friday that President Bush's proposed troop surge places too much emphasis on military action and depends too heavily on unreliable leadership within the country. NewsHour reports on… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch Experts Still Divided After Iraq Study Group Recommendations Following up on a series of conversations about U.S. Iraq policy, six guests debate the Iraq Study Group and President Bush's response to the different options offered. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Former Ambassador Stresses Renewing Diplomatic Efforts to Resolve Darfur Crisis In the second installment in a NewsHour series of conversations on ending the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, a former ambassador to Sudan stresses the need for increased diplomatic efforts. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch President Bush Rules Out Military Attack on North Korea President Bush on Wednesday said the United States had no intention of pursuing military action against North Korea and would continue to follow a diplomatic path to ending North Korea's nuclear program. Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch U.S. Rejects Direct North Korea Talks Despite Threats North Korea officials threatened another nuclear test Tuesday unless the United States agrees to hold direct talks. Policy experts discuss President Bush's continued rejection of direct talks and reaction to the test. Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Diplomats Work to End Mideast Fighting The U.N. Security Council moved to authorize the deployment of 15,000 troops to enforce a proposed truce between Israel and Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. Experts discuss efforts to end the violence. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch President Bush, Prime Minister Blair Seek Resolution to Enforce Mideast Peace President Bush and Prime Minister Blair announced an agreement to send a multinational stabilization force to Lebanon. After excerpts from a news conference, analysts Giovanni Castellaneta and Robin Niblett assess Europe's role in brokering a diplomatic solution. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch World Leaders Fail to Agree on Cease-fire in Middle East At an international conference held in Rome on Wednesday, world leaders were unable to reach an agreement on how to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Analysts discuss the meeting and international efforts to establish peace in the region. Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch Secretary Rice Visits Beirut as Hezbollah-Israeli Shelling Continues Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited with Lebanese officials in Beirut Monday. Experts analyze the purpose of her trip and the role of U.S diplomacy in the Middle East. Continue watching
May 05 Watch Nobel Laureate Sees Iran’s Hard-line Movement Growing Nobel Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi, a human rights advocate and dissident, has seen the hard-line policies of Iran intensify since the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ebadi, in Washington to promote her new book, discusses her homeland in an interview with… Continue watching