Nov 19th, 2008 · Some experts are advising President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team to show early engagement in what they see as the region's core issue: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. European officials have put the Middle East peace process at the top of their wish list for a new U.S. foreign policy approach.
Nov 18th, 2008 · In the three months since the conflict between Georgia and Russia over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, details have come to light about how and why Georgia ended up going head-to-head against the much larger Russian army.
Nov 15th, 2008 · For years, the Supreme Court has refused to be drawn into the controversy over whether campaign contributions to judicial candidates create a conflict of interest. But Friday, amid growing concern over the role of money in state court elections, the justices agreed to review a case testing whether elected judges can participate in cases involving large campaign contributors.
Nov 10th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama will have to grapple with conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He will have to decide whether to negotiate with members of the Taliban as a way of stemming the violence in Afghanistan. The idea is supported by the new chief of the U.S. Central Command, Gen. David Petraeus, who used a similar tactic as part of a broader strategy in Iraq.
Nov 9th, 2008 · Host Liane Hansen speaks with Antonio Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, about the intensifying conflict in eastern Congo and the challenge of providing food and shelter to those trying to flee the war-torn region.
Oct 30th, 2008 · Yesterday, rebels called a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in the Congo. Also, a 23-year-old woman was recently stoned to death in front of spectators at a soccer field in Somalia. Jeffrey Gettleman, East Africa Bureau chief gives an update on news from Somalia and the Congo.
Oct 29th, 2008 · Generals have been publicly criticized for their handling of the conflict with Kurd separatists, and at least three former officials have been accused of ties to a group accused of plotting to overthrow the government. The army has long been considered a sacred institution.
Oct 17th, 2008 · When a new administration takes over in January, it will face challenging and overlapping problems in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, two countries that are critical to U.S. national security. The conflict in Afghanistan, once called "the forgotten war," has been escalating in recent months.