Jan 04 Trump stirs Mideast tensions despite talk of 'endless wars' By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump may have upended a central element of his foreign policy with a single drone strike. The Friday strike that killed the most prominent Iranian general may have ended any chance that he would get the United States… Continue reading
May 02 Watch 6:48 The trauma of a childhood on the front lines of Ukraine's war By Nick Schifrin In eastern Ukraine, war with Russian-backed separatists has raged on and off for five years, forcing a generation of children to endure prolonged trauma and the premature loss of innocence. The film “The Distant Barking of Dogs” chronicles the story… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 10:35 U.S. and Taliban peace talks make progress toward ending war in Afghanistan The draft framework of an Afghan peace deal: If the Taliban agree to a cease-fire, working directly with the Afghan government and preventing terror groups from using Afghanistan as a base for planning attacks, U.S. forces will withdraw. John Yang… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 5:18 During peace talks, UN envoy says future of Yemen is at risk For the first time in two and a half years, peace talks are occurring over the conflict in Yemen. Delegations from the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels are meeting with a United Nations envoy in Sweden, where a prisoner swap… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 8:50 Despite intensifying violence in Afghanistan, U.S. is 'in a hurry' for peace Over the past few months, violence has intensified in Afghanistan, but so have efforts to reach a negotiated peace agreement with the Taliban. Nick Schifrin asks Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, whether he faces an imminent deadline,… Continue watching
Jun 21 Why a U.S. 'Space Force' is 'premature' but 'inevitable' By Nsikan Akpan What would a space force look like? Why now? Will NASA play a role? Three experts, including a retired Air Force Lieutenant General, explain the rationale behind President Trump's announcement. Continue reading
Jan 10 In war-torn areas of Africa, wildlife is a major casualty By Rashmi Shivni For half a century, more than 80 percent of wars occurred within biodiversity hotspots. Scientists knew war forced animal populations to decline, but they didn't know the extent--until now. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 6:22 Marine and photojournalist reframe the war-wounded soul in a new memoir By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Photographer Finbarr O'Reilly and former U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Brennan both went through the intensity of combat, and the loneliness and doubt that follows. Now they’ve written a dual memoir, "Shooting Ghosts," a story of two lives that came… Continue watching
Jul 10 How we fail to humanize war By Elizabeth Flock Poet and playwright Harry Newman said we need to better understand how the countries we go to war with are often a lot like us. "Those are connections we don't make, or we're not encouraged to make. And those are… Continue reading
Jun 16 Column: The only conquerors of inequality are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse By Walter Scheidel Walter Scheidel argues that economic inequality is not only inevitable, but that whenever inequality has been reduced, the reasons forcing inequality down have been nothing short of horrific. Continue reading