Egyptian Court Verdict Complicates Relations With Washington
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The Obama administration is expressing deep concern about guilty verdicts in Egypt against 43 people who were working on democracy programs in the country. Sixteen of...
View ArticleSamantha Power Picked To Take Over For Rice At The U.N.
President Obama has named a former journalist and activist to represent him at the United Nations. If confirmed, Samantha Power will replace Ambassador Susan Rice, who is returning to the White House...
View ArticleU.S. To Provide Military Support To Opposition In Syria
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer. The Obama administration has shifted policy on Syria with...
View ArticleU.S. To Test The Waters With Iran's New President Rohani
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: When Barack Obama became president and offered his hand to Iran, that country's elites reacted skeptically. Many said he was a new face, but still represented Iran's...
View ArticleRussia, U.S. At Odds Over Fate Of Edward Snowden
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And I'm Audie Cornish.Russia and the U.S. are at odds over the fate of Edward...
View ArticleThe U.S. Holds The Aid Card, Yet Egypt Still Trumps
The ouster of Mohammed Morsi puts the U.S. in an awkward position: By law, the administration is supposed to cut off aid to a country after a military coup, but Egypt's military has been a key to...
View ArticleSnowden Case Illustrates Decline In U.S.-Russia Relations
U.S.-Russia relations hit a new low this week, when Moscow ignored U.S. requests and gave temporary asylum to a man who leaked classified documents on U.S. government surveillance programs.Many in...
View ArticleKerry, Hagel Aim To Ease U.S.-Russian Tensions
Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with their Russian counterparts for talks in Washington on Friday, aiming to repair strained relations with Moscow.President Obama...
View ArticleObama Struggles To Find Effective Egypt Policy
The Obama administration is in a difficult situation with its Egypt policy.President Obama, who often talks about free speech and human rights, has cancelled joint military exercises with Egypt but has...
View ArticleU.S.-Russia Deal: Syria Has A Week To Detail Chemical Arsenal
Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the U.S and Russia have agreed on a plan to rid Syria of its chemical weapons by the middle of 2014. But the plan gives Syria only a week to detail its...
View ArticleWill The U.S. Grant A Visa To Sudan's Indicted Leader?
As the host of the United Nations, the U.S. is supposed to let everyone come to the annual U.N. General Assembly, not just the people it likes.But this year, the proposition is being put to the test....
View ArticleIran, U.S. Can Manage Differences, Rouhani Tells U.N.
Iran's new president has made his first appearance at the United Nations General Assembly. Hassan Rouhani has been signaling that his government wants a thaw in relations with the West, and may be...
View ArticleNetanyahu Urges World To Keep Pressure On Iran
A day after a meeting with President Obama, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes center stage at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. He will likely dwell on Iran's suspect nuclear program...
View ArticleExperts Debate How Best To Remove Syria's Chemical Weapons
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.Let's go deeper now into one issue Secretary of State John Kerry raised in my interview with him earlier in...
View ArticleSaudi Act Of Protest Stuns U.N., And Some Observers
Known for quiet diplomacy, Saudi Arabia is taking an unusual and very public step to protest the international community's failure to resolve the crisis in Syria and other issues that interest...
View ArticleSyria's Moderate Rebels Fight A Battle On Two Fronts
Like many Syrian exiles, Murhaf Jouejati, a professor at National Defense University, is frustrated by U.S. policy toward Syria. He says there's been only a trickle of U.S.
View ArticleDRC Rebels' Surrender Could Mark New Chapter In U.N. Peacekeeping
There's been a rare bit of good news in Eastern Congo this month. One of the rebel groups that have terrorized civilians in the mineral rich part of the the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to end...
View ArticleKerry's New Mission: Convince Congress To Take Iran Deal
Secretary of State John Kerry is back in Washington to defend the proposed nuclear deal with Iran to skeptical members of Congress. He and his colleagues from other major powers failed to reach a deal...
View ArticleWill Progress On Nuke Talks Mean More Engagement From Iran?
The U.S. and other major powers have been holding historic negotiations with Iran to try to curb that country's nuclear program. But Washington still has many other concerns about Iranian behavior. And...
View ArticleU.S. Envoy: Time For Intervention In Central African Republic
The Obama administration's ambassador to the U.N. says this is a pivotal moment for the Central African Republic and time for the international community to take steps to prevent further atrocities...
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