Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has decided not to seek re-election. Israeli Minister Yuli Edelstein discusses the prospects of peace in the Middle East and why Israel won't agree to a settlement freeze. Al Jazeera English's John Terrett reports on the challenges and reasons behind Abbas' decision.
All Posts Tagged With: "Barack Obama"
Interview + Video
November 6, 2009
Palestinian president bows out, future of peace in question
Video
October 12, 2009
African-born election candidate nicknamed Russia’s Obama
The spike in neo-Nazi violence against immigrants over the last decade has not deterred one black man from running for higher office in the southwestern corner of the country. Joaquim Crima is the first African-born Russian citizen to run for political office.
Week in Review (video)
October 9, 2009
Week in review: Afghanistan, Pakistan and Obama’s Nobel
Garrick Utley of the State University of New York and Chrystia Freeland of Britain's Financial Times discuss the week's top stories: The impact of U.S. President Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and his biggest foreign policy challenge -- Afghanistan and Pakistan.
How You See It
October 9, 2009
How You See It: Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. His selection has generated broad reaction around the world. Should the Nobel Peace Prize have been awarded to President Obama? Tell us what you think.
Interview (video)
October 8, 2009
Massive bombing targets Indian embassy in Afghanistan
The complexities of the war in Afghanistan were driven home once more on Thursday by a suicide car bombing that left 17 people dead and many injured in Kabul. Daniel Markey of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses Afghanistan's importance to India and the implications of the bombing.
Interview (video)
October 6, 2009
Should the Afghanistan debate be public or private?
Gabriel Schoenfeld of the Hudson Institute discusses the debate over troop increases in Afghanistan. Do you agree with Defense Secretary Robert Gates that those advising President Obama on Afghanistan war strategy should keep their opinions private? Tell us what you think.
Week in Review (video)
October 2, 2009
Week in review: Iran and rethinking Afghanistan
Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs magazine and Rana Foroohar of Newsweek discuss the week’s top stories: The debate over next steps in the war in Afghanistan and developments in regards to Iran's nuclear program.
Interview (video)
October 1, 2009
Obama mulls over Afghanistan strategy with advisers
U.S. President Barack Obama held a three-hour meeting on Afghanistan with key members of his national security team, some of whom are divided on whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan. Alex Their of the United States Institute of Peace discusses the administration's options.
In the Newsroom (blog)
September 25, 2009
Reading the Middle Eastern press on Iran’s nuclear plant
Worldfocus producer Mohammad Al-Kassim blogs about how Middle Eastern news media outlets covered the news that Iran is building a second nuclear site.
Interview (video)
September 24, 2009
G-20 countries head into summit with differing priorities
The G-20 summit is getting under way in Pittsburgh. John Authers of the Financial Times discusses the state of the global economy and what may come from the summit.
