Nov 19 Watch NATO Summit Kicks Off With Emphasis on Missile Defense The NATO summit opened Friday with plans to focus on Afghanistan. But it was instead missiles that topped the first day's agenda. Judy Woodruff gives an overview. Continue watching
Nov 18 Royal Weddings: Looking Forward… And Back Commemorative plate of Prince William and Kate Middleton. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) After 30 years, the United Kingdom has another royal wedding. The engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton showcases the social and cultural changes of the past… Continue reading
Nov 18 NATO Dispatch: 3 Tests for Success for Obama The press filing center at the NATO Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) LISBON, Portugal | President Obama is in Lisbon, hoping to rack up -- in a jam- packed 30 hours of meetings -- a higher batting… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch Ghailani Verdict Rekindles Debate Over Civilian Trials for Terror Suspects The Ahmed Ghailani verdict on Wednesday reignited debate on whether civilian courts should handle terror suspect cases instead of military tribunals. Ray Suarez leads a debate between former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Eugene Fidell, president of the National… Continue watching
Nov 17 Clinton: ‘We Must Go Forward’ On Nuclear Treaty Senate Foreign Relations Commitee chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., listens as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes a statement on Nov. 17, 2010, following a meeting with the committee to discuss ratification of a new START. Speaking on Capitol Hill,… Continue reading
Nov 17 EU in Talks Over Ireland’s Finances; Germany Warns of Possible Terrorist Attack; House to Select Leadership (Photo by Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg via Getty Images) European leaders continued talks on how to tackle Ireland's troubled finances, paving the way for a possible bailout that could be worth as much as €100 billion. The crisis in Ireland's… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch In Uganda, Former Child Soldiers Struggle to Overcome Horrors of War In Uganda, Former Child Soldiers Struggle to Heal… Continue watching
Nov 16 Swiss to Vote on Deporting Criminals By Larisa Epatko BASEL, Switzerland | The small nation of Switzerland, which already has a higher immigrant population than most of its neighbors, is about to vote on a measure that could be another bellwether of anti-immigration sentiment spreading across the European continent. Continue reading
Nov 12 Passing the Buck: China, Dollars and Debt A bit more about the interplay between China's holding of currency and U.S. debt. First, a simple graphical explainer as to how the Chinese government gets so many dollars in the first place, using Ford Motor… Continue reading
Nov 12 Passing the Buck: China, Dollars and Debt Editor's Note: A bit more about the interplay between Chinese currency and U.S. debt. First, a simple graphical explainer as to how the Chinese government gets so many dollars in the first place, using Ford Motor Company and… Continue reading