Oct 02 Watch Congress Charges that Requests to Improve Security in Libya Were Rejected In a letter sent to the State Department, Congressmen Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, blamed the administration for allegedly rejecting requests for more security made by the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, prior to the fatal Sept. 11… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch New Evidence Shows Attacks on U.S. Consulate in Libya Linked to Terrorists Leon Panetta announced at the Pentagon that there was little doubt the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was a calculated attack linked to terrorists, different from the original explanation that the attack was the reaction of a mob… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch State Department Dubs Haqqani Network Terrorists, ‘Sopranos of the Afghan War’ U.S. State Department announced its decision to designate the Pakistan-based Haqqani network a terrorist group. As a terrorist organization, the State Department can use different tactics to undercut the group's power, especially going after individual members through Haqqani's extensive financial… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch With High Youth Unemployment, Making Sense of Summer Work Visas For Foreigners With High Youth Unemployment, Making Sense of Summer Work Visas For Foreigners… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Iranian Nuclear Talks: Are Expectations Seriously Mismatched? Iranian Nuclear Talks: Are Expectations Seriously Mismatched?… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch Who Was Behind Latest Coordinated Attacks Across Iraq? A spree of shootings and deadly explosions across Iraq killed at least 55 people and wounded more than 225 Thursday. The Interior Ministry and a member of the Baghdad City Council blamed al-Qaida. Jeffrey Brown discusses the implications amid Iraq's… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Are U.S. and Iran Veering Toward War? Riding on more sanctions and rhetoric, tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate. Margaret Warner discusses whether the U.S. and Iran appear to be sliding into war with Tufts University's Vali Nasr and Dennis Ross, who served in… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch How Does North Korea Stay So Secretive? The fact that U.S. intelligence apparently didn't notice the death of Kim Jong-il for 48 hours is a demonstration of how impenetrable North Korea continues to be. Margaret Warner discusses the mysterious nation with former senior CIA and State Department… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch If Kim Jong-un Fails to Control Arsenal, North Korea Could Be ‘Truly Terrifying’ Longtime North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died early Saturday after reportedly suffering a heart attack as he toured the country. Jeffrey Brown discusses Kim's reign and what his son, Kim Jong-un, will face as its new leader with Dartmouth College's… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch As Violence in Syria Escalates, Will Many ‘Fence Sitters’ Back Opposition? Word of a violent weekend assault on the city of Rastan by Syrian security forces prompted protests in several other cities across the country on Monday. Ray Suarez discusses the recent increase in violence with NPR's Deborah Amos, reporting from… Continue watching