May 26 Watch Why far-right and far-left parties are gaining ground in Europe By PBS News Hour From Great Britain to Greece, anti-European Union political fervor surged in European Parliamentary elections over economic, globalization and immigration concerns. Jeffrey Brown discusses the rise of these anti-establishment groups and their potential impact with Antoine Ripoll of the European Parliament… Continue watching
Apr 25 Possible blockade in eastern Ukraine, while Russia’s credit rating takes a hit By News Desk The Ukrainian government said Friday it would continue to try to oust pro-Russian militants from eastern Ukraine, including possibly blockading the militants in the eastern city of Slovyansk, calling it an operation to dislodge “terrorists.”… Continue reading
Mar 28 Obama makes fence-mending trip to Saudi Arabia By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama is making a fence-mending mission to Saudi Arabia, an important Middle East ally that's grown nervous as the U.S. negotiates with Iran and pulls out troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading
Mar 12 Trendlines: What does the Ukraine crisis mean for the Middle East? By Larisa Epatko Rapid developments in Ukraine have focused international attention on the region and, some fear, away from pressing matters in the Middle East. We explored the potential fallout of the Ukraine crisis in the web special Trendlines. Continue reading
Mar 07 Dempsey: Russia’s ethnic Crimea claim poses ‘significant risk’ to Eastern Europe By Larisa Epatko Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday the U.S. is pushing “aggressively” for a diplomatic resolution to the Ukrainian Crimea tug-of-war with Russia and that he’s been in touch with his Russian counterpart daily. Continue reading
Mar 07 Background Briefing: What you should know about the Ukraine crisis By Council on Foreign Relations Ukraine's most prolonged and deadly crisis since its post-Soviet independence began as a protest against the government dropping plans to forge closer trade ties with the European Union and has since spurred a global standoff between Russia and Western powers. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Reviewing U.S. options for responding to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner offers background on possible diplomatic steps for the U.S. on the Crimea crisis, then Judy Woodruff talks to John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Amy Knight, author of "How the Cold War Began,"… Continue watching
Mar 01 Limited options for U.S., Europe in Ukraine By Julie Pace, Associated Press Despite blunt warnings about costs and consequences, President Barack Obama and European leaders have limited options for retaliating against Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the former Soviet republic now at the center of an emerging conflict between East and West. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Pro-Russian protesters hold Crimean parliament under siege in backlash against new government By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Will Russia intervene in Ukraine? By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution and Nadia Diuk of the National Endowment for Democracy about the challenges ahead for finding unity in Ukraine and the chances of Russia stepping in as unrest continues. Continue watching