Nov 12 Watch The Overload Factor: Is President Obama Too Busy? As President Obama departs for Asia, he leaves a full menu of unfinished business at home: two wars to manage, a struggling economy and his push for health care reform, to name a few. Jim Lehrer speaks to a panel… Continue watching
Nov 11 Conversation: Robert Edsel, Author of ‘The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History’ By Arts Desk Robert Edsel's "The Monuments Men" tells the drama that largely took place behind the scenes of the great sweep of destruction, violence and final triumph of the second world war: the systematic looting of art by the Nazis, and the… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch For Some Veterans, the Battle Continues Against PTSD After returning home from Iraq, Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Workman struggled with the memories of war. As Betty Ann Bowser reports, soldiers like Workman are finding that often time, returning home can mean a new battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch With Afghan Decision Looming, Obama Honors Veterans Just days after the deadly shooting at Fort Hood, President Barack Obama marked Veterans Day with an address at Arlington National Cemetery. Hours later, he met with military advisers to discuss a new strategy for Afghanistan. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Taliban Link Explored in British Troop Deaths Nick Paton Walsh of Independent Television News reports on a fatal attack in Afghanistan against British soldiers patrolling Helmand Province. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch In Pakistan, Offensive Rages Against Insurgents The Pakistani army continues to fight insurgents in the rugged hills of South Waziristan near the Afghan border. Judy Woodruff speaks with experts for more. Continue watching
Oct 09 Peace Prize Announcement Heard ‘Round the Web President Barack Obama woke up Friday to the news that he'd won the Nobel Peace Prize just nine months into his presidency. He wasn't the only one surprised. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Taliban Claims Credit for Deadly Suicide Bombing Bill Neely of Independent Television news reports on the latest suicide bombing at the Indian embassy in Afghanistan that killed at least 17 people. Continue watching
Sep 29 Cold War Sees New Light With ‘Hawk and Dove’ By PBS News Hour Two of America's most important foreign policy thinkers during the tumultuous 40-year struggle with the Soviet Union are the stars of a new book -- "The Hawk and The Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold… Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Additional U.S. Troops Sought to Avert Afghan Failure The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said in a confidential report that the U.S. military risks failure there if more troops are not deployed. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching