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Eyewitness of Kabul Embassy Attack

By The World ⋅ September 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Bullet Holes in Kabul Building (Photo: BBC)

Lisa Mullins talks with an eyewitness of Tuesday’s attack on the American embassy in Kabul.

Insurgents Attack US Embassy in Kabul

By The World ⋅ September 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

US Embassy in Kabul (Photo: BBC)

Afghan and international security forces are battling an ongoing multi-pronged attack by insurgents targeting the US embassy, NATO headquarters and police buildings in Kabul.

Taliban Strength and Strategy

By The World ⋅ September 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

FRONTLINE "Behind Taliban Lines"

Caroline Wadhams discusses the Taliban and what the attacks in Kabul tell about their current standing.

Afghan Reaction to US Troop Drawdown Plan

By The World ⋅ June 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Afghan Tribal Elders, (Photo: ISAF)

A cousin of President Karzai explains how the pace of the US drawdown has shocked some Afghans

Obama orders Afghanistan drawdown

By The World ⋅ June 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

President Obama

The President told Americans that it was “time to focus on nation-building here at home”

Afghan View of US troop withdrawal

By The World ⋅ June 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

US Army Scouts in Kunar Province (Photo: US Army)

What Afghans think of the plan to start withdrawing the “surge” troops

David Rothkopf on the Drawdown

By The World ⋅ June 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

David Rothkopf

“The key to America’s Afghanistan policy is not a number”

A Visit to Northern Afghanistan

By The World ⋅ June 7, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Women members of a rural Poultry Association, Balkh province, northern Afghanistan. (flickr image: DFID)

Journalist Anna Badkhen talks about her recent visit to Afghanistan.

US national security team changes

By The World ⋅ April 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Marco Werman discusses the coming changes to President Obama’s national security team with author and analyst Tom Ricks. Changes are expected in leadership roles at the Pentagon, CIA and Central Command, which oversees the war in Afghanistan. Download MP3

Tom Rick’s blog at ForeignPolicy.com

The US and Yemen

By The World ⋅ April 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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BBC Diplomatic Correspondent Jonathan Marcus speaks with anchor Marco Werman about the foreign policy challenges the Obama Administration faces in Yemen and the rest of the region. Download MP3

US walks a fine line on Egypt

By The World ⋅ February 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The crisis in Egypt presents huge problems for US foreign policy. Anchor Marco Werman discusses the American role with Aaron David Miller, a former adviser on the Middle East to six US secretaries of state, between 1985 and 2003. Download MP3

Obama to push for nuclear pact with Russia

By The World ⋅ November 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The White House said today that President Obama will press for quick Senate approval of the START-2 treaty with Russia. The agreement calls for the U-S and Russia to reduce their nuclear arsenals by about 30 percent. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Matthew Bunn of the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, about the politics around the pact. Download MP3

New Congress and foreign policy

By The World ⋅ November 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins discusses the potential impact that a new Congressional reality could have on President Obama’s foreign policy with two former US diplomats. They are: Nicholas Burns, who served in the State Department under both George W. Bush and Bill Clinton; and James Rubin, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs during the Clinton Administration.Download MP3

Midterm impact on Obama foreign policy

By The World ⋅ November 1, 2010 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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The World’s Jeb Sharp reports on what the results of the midterm elections could mean for the Obama Administration’s foreign policy.Download MP3

Why Zombies would win

By The World ⋅ June 22, 2010 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Professor of International Politics Daniel Drezner wrote an article in Foreign Policy magazine about how the world might respond to an uprising of zombies. Why? It highlights some key aspects of international relations. He explains his theory to anchor Marco Werman. Download MP3 (Photo:Kevin Vahey)

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