Oct 07 Watch Romney Hopes for Faster Afghanistan Withdrawal if Generals OK Plan After outlining his foreign policy vision Friday at The Citadel, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney sat down with Judy Woodruff and discussed the war in Afghanistan, his GOP rivals and how he would get more Americans back to work. This… Continue watching
Jun 28 Belgium's Foreign Minister on EU, Global Missions Belgium's Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere spoke in Washington this week about the possibilities of a common European Union foreign policy. Continue reading
May 19 Obama Lays Out U.S. Policy on Arab World Amid Uprisings By Larisa Epatko With a backdrop of continuing anti-government protests in the Arab world and criticism from some corners over a perceived uneven U.S. response, President Obama said in a major policy speech Thursday that the U.S. would use its influence and economic… Continue reading
May 25 Watch China Experts Assess Next Steps for U.S. Policy Toward Beijing As the U.S. looks to relieve tensions with China in a series of high-level talks, Ray Suarez gets two points of view on the economic and foreign policy relationships between the two countries. Continue watching
Jan 11 Quick Take: Obama's Foreign Policy One Year In By Larisa Epatko As the year mark into Barack Obama's presidency approaches, several analysts offer their takes on where American foreign policy stands. Continue reading
Oct 28 New Strategies Considered to Curb U.S.-Mexico Drug Trade The U.S. dealt a "significant blow" to one of Mexico's most infamous drug cartels last week after a 19-state drug raid resulted in 300 arrests and millions of dollars in confiscated money. This comes on the heels of new drug… Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch Lawmakers Eager for Cuba Policy Changes Meet with Fidel and Raul Castro Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with Cuban President Raul Castro and former leader Fidel Castro this week to discuss proposed relaxations in travel and financial restrictions. Calif. Rep. Barbara Lee, just back from Havana, talks about the… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Baker, Hamilton Assess Obama's Foreign Policy Challenges Former Secretary of State James Baker and former congressman Lee Hamilton, co-chairs of the 2006 Iraq Study Group, testified before Congress Friday on war powers legislation. In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Baker and Hamilton examine Iraq, Afghanistan and Obama's… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Obama Moves Quickly to Name Mideast, Afghan Envoys President Barack Obama has named two diplomatic heavyweights to be special envoys to the Middle East and the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Analysts discuss what the moves say about Mr. Obama's emerging foreign policy. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Obama's Day Two Brings Policy Changes, New Staff President Barack Obama's second full day in office brought more policy decisions and staffing moves, including the naming of two diplomatic envoys for the Middle East and Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching