Jan 07 WATCH: Biden says Iran escalation shows Trump ‘incapable of world leadership’ Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be “dangerously incompetent” and puts the U.S. on the brink of war. Continue reading
Jan 05 Pompeo: U.S. is now targeting Iran’s ‘actual decision-makers’ By Robert Burns, Associated Press Pompeo was explaining U.S. strategy in the aftermath of the U.S. drone strike that killed Iran’s most powerful general, Qassem Soleimani. Continue reading
Nov 23 WATCH: Nick Schifrin interviews National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien By Nick Schifrin NewsHour Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin interviews National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien at the annual Halifax International Security Forum. Amid ongoing global foreign policy challenges, and with a White House embroiled in an impeachment inquiry, Schifrin discusses with… Continue reading
Oct 25 Why the U.S. decision in Syria has left some allies anxious By Layla Quran, Bryan Wood “I have senior officials behind closed doors asking me, ‘If this is how America treats its comrades in the battlefield, can America be counted on?’”… Continue reading
Sep 11 What led up to Trump’s firing of John Bolton By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump and his national security adviser rarely saw eye to eye on global hotspots. The national security adviser held far more hawkish views than the "America first" president. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 7:50 How the departure of John Bolton might change Trump’s foreign policy How will the departure of John Bolton affect U.S. foreign policy, and was Bolton successful as national security advisor? Harvard University’s Wendy Sherman, a former foreign policy official under former Presidents Clinton and Obama, and the Hudson Institute’s Michael Doran,… Continue watching
Jul 11 Why Biden’s long foreign policy record could be a liability By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden's long foreign policy record may turn out to be a liability in the primaries, especially for Democratic voters calling for a more progressive approach to foreign affairs. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 8:25 The ruthless rise of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Life in North Korea is difficult for outsiders to imagine. A new book attempts to pull back the curtain of opacity as it examines the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, who took over from his dictator father when his older… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 11:58 Shields and Brooks on abortion law battles, 2020 generational divide Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the role of foreign policy in the upcoming presidential election, restrictive new abortion laws, polling for presidential candidates and… Continue watching
Apr 28 Former US Sen. Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies By Tom Davies, Associated Press Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal, but whose reputation for working with Democrats cost him his final campaign,… Continue reading