Dec 15 Watch Syria’s Alleged Human Rights Violations Push World Leaders to Tighten Sanctions The U.S., European Union, Arab League and Turkey have tightened sanctions on Syria for the violent crackdown that has the country's death toll rising rapidly. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch After Durban, What Comes Next for Climate Policy? At the 17th U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in South Africa, leaders from around the world came to a broad last-minute compromise, but details were scarce. Ray Suarez discusses what comes next after the Durban summit with the University… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch New Climate Change Deal to Succeed Kyoto a Long Shot What's behind the long struggle to reach a new international agreement on reducing greenhouse gases? Margaret Warner and The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin preview the U.N.'s annual climate conference. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch As Arab Pressure Intensifies on Syria, What’s Next for Assad? The Arab League voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to suspend Syria's membership in an effort to further pressure President Bashar al Assad to stop the crackdown on dissidents. Margaret Warner discusses the growing frustration with Syria with The Atlantic Council's Michele… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Is Iran Capable of Developing Nuclear Weapons? The International Atomic Energy Agency has been trying for years to monitor the Iranian program and determine if it is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Ray Suarez discusses the agency's latest report with former U.N. weapons inspector David Albright. Continue watching
Nov 01 U.S. Withholds Funding to UNESCO Based on Palestinian Membership By Larisa Epatko A new chapter is unfolding in the Palestinian bid to gain statehood in the United Nations. Momentarily thwarted in their attempts to get official recognition in the U.N. Security Council, Palestinians have gone to a smaller agency to start the… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Afghanistan Sees Uptick in ‘Targeted Violence’ as Bombs Kill More Than 20 A suicide bomber blew up a checkpoint Monday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and then three gunmen seized control of a building near the United Nations refugee office. Ray Suarez discusses the latest attacks on high-profile targets and concerns over the Afghan… Continue watching
Oct 27 World Population Poised to Hit 7 Billion. What Challenges Lie Ahead? By Larisa Epatko On Monday, a baby will be born somewhere and demographers will proclaim that the world's population has reached 7 billion. That's good news and bad news, according to a United Nations Population Fund report released Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch Shields and Brooks on Romney vs. Perry, Disaster Aid Deadlock in Congress Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the latest debate among GOP 2012 hopefuls and the House showdown over disaster aid funding. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch After Palestinian Statehood Bid, Where Do Mideast Talks Stand? After the Palestinian bid for statehood at the U.N., the U.S., European Union, Russia and the U.N., have urged a return to direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations within a month. Ray Suarez discusses where the peace process stands with two analysts. Continue watching