May 26 Watch War Crimes Suspect Mladic 'Personified the Brutality' of Bosnian Conflict Fugitive Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic, accused of the worst war crimes in Europe since WWII, was arrested in Serbia on Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses the significance of the arrest with U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp and… Continue watching
May 23 Watch As Obama Kicks Off Trip, How Far-Reaching Is Europe's Economic Crisis? Europe's Economic Troubles: How Far-Reaching Is the Crisis?… Continue watching
May 23 President Obama Goes to Europe: Track His Trip By Larisa Epatko President Obama will spend this week in Europe, meeting with dignitaries in Ireland, England and Poland. He'll break away for the G8 summit in France, where he's expected to ask for a financial plan to help struggling democracies Egypt and… Continue reading
May 18 The Two Faces of Dominique Strauss-Kahn By Elizabeth Shell Dominique Strauss-Kahn was as urbane and well-mannered an interviewee as ever you'll meet. Sensible and clear, as in a NewsHour interview during the heat of the Crash of '08. Candid, as in another interview, one I did with… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch With Recent Military Action, France Reasserts Global Leadership Role France has displayed increasing willingness to use its military to respond to conflicts from Libya to Ivory Coast. Margaret Warner discusses the new display of strength with The Sorbonne's Frederic Bozo and the Washington Post's Jim Hoagland. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Ireland's New Leader Wrestles With Lingering Debt Problems, EU Bailout Margaret Warner reports on Ireland's debt woes and talks with new Prime Minister Enda Kenny about his country's struggle to revive a once-thriving economy. Continue watching
Mar 03 Feelin' Lousy- Financially Groovy In Song By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: Last month, we featured a week-long series of songs by our country crooning friend Merle Hazard about the Euro-debt crisis: Spain, Ireland, Italy and Germany, and an encore of the infamous Greek… Continue reading
Feb 23 The Pain in Spain: How Hard Is the Rain Gonna Fall on the Plains? By Paul Solman The specter of Euro-debt default is again roiling the markets. "Worries Over Europe Pose Risks for Euro," read a headline in Monday's Wall Street Journal. "Spain Pegs Cajas' Possible Problem Debt," warned another. (Cajas are the… Continue reading
Feb 23 The Pain in Spain: Hard Rain Gonna Fall? By Elizabeth Shell The specter of Euro-debt default is again roiling the markets. "Worries Over Europe Pose Risks for Euro," read a headline in Monday's Wall Street Journal. "Spain Pegs Cajas' Possible Problem Debt," warned another. (Cajas are the regional Spanish… Continue reading
Feb 16 Merle Hazard and You: And the Winner Is... Today, an update on our country-country lyric contest, inspired by the econo-crooner Merle Hazard. Those of you who frequent these pages often will remember our series late last month where Merle lyricized about the financial crises in Spain,… Continue reading