Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'foreign policy'

What It's Like To Be On Bin Laden's Book List

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EDT

In his latest audio tape, Osama bin Laden issued a list of recommended reading. One of the books is The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. Stephen Walt, the book's author, responds to hearing that his work has been promoted by the leader of a terrorist organization.

Twitter, Facebook Strike Leads Back to Russia, Georgia

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EDT

The cyber attack that hit Twitter and Facebook this past week originated far beyond Silicon Valley. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Evgeny Morozov, who writes the Net Effect blog for Foreign Policy, about how the hit is related to last year's conflict between Russia and Georgia in the South Ossetia region.

Region Looks For Answers After Zimbabwe's New Agreement

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Zimbabwe's new power sharing agreement has some wondering what it means for the country and other countries in that region. Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy and Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, talks about the implications of the newly-minted deal. She says it signals a greater willingness for African leaders to get involved in solving regional problems.

U.S. Losing War on Terror, Experts Say in Survey

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:15:00 EDT

A new survey of foreign policy experts finds little support for President Bush's policy in Iraq -- and a belief that the United States is not winning the war on terror. Foreign Policy magazine and the Center for American Progress polled more than 100 members of the foreign policy establishment for the study, drawing on both Republicans and Democrats.

Sept. 11: 'The Day Nothing Much Changed'

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 06:00:00 EDT

Renee Montagne talks to William J. Dobson, managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine, about his article on the effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on global affairs. In an article called "The Day Nothing Much Changed," Dobson says that the attacks were not the turning point that many have said they were.

Researchers Say U.S. Policy Influenced by Israel

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:00:00 EDT

"The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" is a controversial paper written by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, professors at the University of Chicago and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. They talk to Steve Inskeep about their view of the influence Israel exerts on Washington. It's a view disputed by many.

U.K. Fans a Surprise Casualty of 'West Wing' Demise

Mon, 15 May 2006 17:13:00 EDT

Now that the Bartlett administration has come to an end, James Forsyth, assistant editor of Foreign Policy magazine, explains why British TV watchers are mourning the The West Wing.

Tracking the World's Black Market: 'Illicit'

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

Moises Naim, editor and publisher of Foreign Policy magazine. His new book is Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy. In it, Naim describes an international black market in which illegal arms, drugs and knockoff goods trade across the globe.

The World's Learning Curve on Genocide

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Robert Siegel talks with Walter Russell Mead, Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, about the lessons of Srebrenica. Many blame inaction by U.N. peacekeepers for the massacre that took place in a designated U.N. safe area in 1995. Mead says Srebrenica and current situations like Darfur suggest the world doesn't learn lessons from genocides.

When Web Rumors Run Amok

Sat, 29 Jan 2005 00:00:00 EST

Henry Farrell, co-author of the Foreign Policy magazine article "Web of Influence," discusses a growing phenomenon: runaway rumors and false information flooding the Internet.