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Why Some Israelis Want to Revisit Camp David

By The World ⋅ August 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The 1979 peace treaty was signed by Egypt's Anwar El Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin

Some of Israel’s current security concerns are based on the terms of the 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.

Norway’s Political Youth Camps

By Clark Boyd ⋅ July 28, 2011 ⋅ 10 comments ⋅ Transcript

Utøya (Flickr image: Rødt nytt)

Norway reacts to Glenn Beck’s remarks about ‘political youth camps.’

Impact on Norway’s Muslim Community

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

Usman Rana (courtesy of usmanrana.com)

Columnist Usman Rana talks about the repercussions of last week’s attacks for Norwegian Muslims.

Norway’s History of Dealing With Right-wing Extremism

By Clark Boyd ⋅ July 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Jens Stoltenberg (BBC Video)

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has said his country will “not be intimidated or threatened” by Friday’s bomb and gun attacks.

Norway Reviews Security After Twin Attacks

By Clark Boyd ⋅ July 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Remembering the victims of Friday's attacks (Photo: Clark Boyd)

Many in Norway are wondering whether it’s now time to rethink the country’s security.

Terrorism in Europe

By The World ⋅ July 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Magnus Ranstorp

Have the security forces focused too much on Al-Qaeda?

The Threat of Far-right Extremism in Europe

By Gerry Hadden ⋅ July 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Most European counter-intelligence work has focused on Islamic extremism in the last ten years.

Norway Attacks

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

Oslo bomb blast (Norwegian TV)

77 people, most of them teenagers, were killed in Oslo and on nearby Utøya island by Anders Behring Breivik on July 22.

How a Former Afghan Official Views his County’s Security

By The World ⋅ June 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

US soldier in Afghanistan (photo: US Army)

Lisa Mullins talks to Nasir Saberi, Afghanistan’s former deputy minister for urban development, about the security situation in Afghanistan. Read the Transcript The text below is a phonetic transcript of a radio story broadcast by PRI’s THE WORLD. It has been created on deadline by a contractor for PRI. The transcript is included [...]

Airport security around the world

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

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporters in the Netherlands, India, and Israel about the differences in approaching airport security. The BBC’s Geraldine Coughlin talks about Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands; the BBC’s Jyotsna Singh speaks from New Delhi, and The World’s Matthew Bell joins us from Jerusalem. Download MP3

US travel alert: Now what?

By The World ⋅ October 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The Japanese government has joined the US and Britain in issuing a travel alert urging its citizens to be cautious when using public transport or visiting popular tourist sites in Europe. But what are the basic safety behaviors people should adopt? Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Ernst and Young security advisor Glenn Schoen to find out what the average person should do and how to be prepared. (Photo: Joshua Davis/Flickr) Download MP3

Estonia leads in cyber-security

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

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The World’s Clark Boyd heads for Estonia, which is hosting a major cyber-security conference this week.

Green Zone handover

By The World ⋅ June 1, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Baghdad’s so-called “Green Zone” has come to symbolize the headquarters for the US-led military occupation of Iraq. Today, Iraqi forces took over control of the security checkpoints into the Green Zone. It’s another step toward US withdrawal from the country. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with George Packer, author “The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq.”

Security at the soccer World Cup

By The World ⋅ May 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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On a day when the State Department issued a travel warning about visiting South Africa during next month’s soccer World Cup, Marco Werman speaks with Johan Burger at the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa about what his country is doing to combat both potential external terrorist threats and the internal problem of crime. Download MP3 (photo: Laura Lynch)

Talking Travel: New Airline Security Measures

By Clark Boyd ⋅ January 12, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Episode four of Talking Travel explores the confusion surrounding the new regulations for air travelers in the wake of the attempt to bring down Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day. We also explore the cities chosen by Lonely Planet readers as the world’s worst. Wolverhampton, England anyone? Tom Hall and Robert Reid also share stories from their holiday sojourns.