Worldfocus » Carol Giacomo http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Week in Review: Obama’s First Year in Office http://worldfocus.org/blog/2010/01/22/week-in-review-obamas-first-year-in-office/9379/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2010/01/22/week-in-review-obamas-first-year-in-office/9379/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:50:17 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=9379 As President Obama marks the first anniversary of his inauguration, we review the successes and failures of the administration’s foreign policy and whether the Obama administration has achieved concrete accomplishments beyond just improving the image of the U.S. abroad.

Carol Giacomo, a member of The New York Times‘ editorial board, and David Andelman, editor of the World Policy Journal and former foreign correspondent for The New York Times and CBS News, join Martin Savidge for our weekly roundtable.

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(View full post to see video) As President Obama marks the first anniversary of his inauguration, we review the successes and failures of his foreign policy. Carol Giacomo, a member of The New York Times’ editorial board, and David Andelman, editor of the World Policy Journal and former foreign correspondent for The New York Times and CBS News, join Martin Savidge. http://worldfocus.org/files/2010/01/th_ivw_rt012210.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2010/01/th_ivw_rt012210.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2010/01/22/week-in-review-obamas-first-year-in-office/9379/feed/ Week in Review: Mounting pressure on Iran’s government http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/12/24/week-in-review-mounting-pressure-on-irans-government/9008/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/12/24/week-in-review-mounting-pressure-on-irans-government/9008/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:02:34 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=9008 Senator John Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has said he’s willing to go to Tehran in a last-ditch diplomatic effort as a U.S. deadline looms for imposing sanctions.

Meanwhile, protesters took to the streets once again after the death of reformist cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri.

Carol Giacomo, a member of The New York Times editorial board, and Irshad Manji, a professor at New York University and the author of “The Trouble With Islam Today,” join Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss the mounting pressures on Iran, both internal and external.

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In Iran, protests erupted again this week as the U.S. deadline for imposing sanctions looms. Carol Giacomo, a member of The New York Times editorial board, and Irshad Manji, a professor at New York University and the author of “The Trouble With Islam Today,” join Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss the mounting pressures on Iran, both internal and external. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/12/th_ivw_roundtable1224.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/12/th_ivw_roundtable1224.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/12/24/week-in-review-mounting-pressure-on-irans-government/9008/feed/ Week in review: Afghanistan and Iran http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/10/23/week-in-review-afghanistan-and-iran/7975/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/10/23/week-in-review-afghanistan-and-iran/7975/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:08:04 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=7975 Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board join Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss whether Iran appears to be pulling back from a deal to ship enriched uranium overseas. They also discuss fair elections in Afghanistan and NATO’s decision to support a wider war counter-strategy.

(View full post to see video) Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board join Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss whether Iran appears to be pulling back from a deal to ship enriched uranium overseas. They also discuss fair elections in Afghanistan and NATO’s decision to support a wider war counter-strategy. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/10/th_20091023_weeklyroundtable.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/10/th_20091023_weeklyroundtable.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/10/23/week-in-review-afghanistan-and-iran/7975/feed/ Week in review: Iranian election and N. Korean leadership http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/06/12/week-in-review-iranian-election-and-n-korean-leadership/5784/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/06/12/week-in-review-iranian-election-and-n-korean-leadership/5784/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:11:19 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=5784 Carol Giacomo, a member of The New York Times editorial board, and Gideon Rose, managing editor of Foreign Affairs Magazine, join Martin Savidge to discuss the top stories of the week. They look at the election in Iran and changing leadership in North Korea, where two American journalists were also sentenced to 12 years of hard labor earlier this week.

For more, view our Voices of Iran extended coverage page and listen to our online radio show on Baha’i faith and modern Iran.

Carol Giacomo of The New York Times and Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs magazine discuss the top stories of the week. They look at the election in Iran and changing leadership in North Korea, where two American journalists were also sentenced to 12 years of hard labor earlier this week. /files/2009/06/th_weekinreview_200906121.jpg /files/2009/06/th_weekinreview_200906121.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/06/12/week-in-review-iranian-election-and-n-korean-leadership/5784/feed/ Week in review: Tensions mount in Afghanistan and Pakistan http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/08/week-in-review-tensions-mount-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan/5331/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/08/week-in-review-tensions-mount-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan/5331/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 19:36:52 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=5331 Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board join Martin Savidge to discuss the week’s top stories: A three-way meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts, the Pakistani military’s offensive against insurgents and claims that U.S. bombers killed dozens of Afghan civilians.

Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board discuss the week’s top stories. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_roundtable_0508.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/05/th_roundtable_0508.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/05/08/week-in-review-tensions-mount-in-afghanistan-and-pakistan/5331/feed/ Week in review: Iraq violence, the Taliban and South Africa http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/24/week-in-review-iraq-violence-the-taliban-and-south-africa/5120/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/24/week-in-review-iraq-violence-the-taliban-and-south-africa/5120/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:00:07 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=5120 Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board join Martin Savidge to discuss the week’s top stories: A new wave of violence in Iraq, growing concern about the spread of the Taliban in Pakistan and South Africa’s national election.

Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board discuss the week’s top stories: A new wave of violence in Iraq, growing concern about the spread of the Taliban in Pakistan and South Africa’s national election. http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_roundtable0424.jpg http://worldfocus.org/files/2009/04/th_roundtable0424.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/24/week-in-review-iraq-violence-the-taliban-and-south-africa/5120/feed/ Week in review: Piracy, terror threats and nuclear ambitions http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/10/week-in-review-piracy-terror-threats-and-nuclear-ambitions/4929/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/10/week-in-review-piracy-terror-threats-and-nuclear-ambitions/4929/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:54:27 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4929 Carol Giacomo, a member of the editorial board of The New York Times, and Walter Russell Mead, a senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, join Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss the major events of the week.

They discuss the continuing threat of piracy from Somalia’s failed state, the terror threat in Britain and Europe and the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea.

Carol Giacomo of The New York Times and Walter Russell Mead of the Council on Foreign Relations discuss the week’s top stories: The continuing threat of piracy from Somalia’s failed state, the terror threat in Britain and Europe and the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea. /files/2009/04/th_roundtable0410.jpg /files/2009/04/th_roundtable0410.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/10/week-in-review-piracy-terror-threats-and-nuclear-ambitions/4929/feed/ Week in review: Pakistani protests and Irish violence http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/13/week-in-review-pakistani-protests-and-irish-violence/4413/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/13/week-in-review-pakistani-protests-and-irish-violence/4413/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:17:23 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4413 Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board join Martin Savidge to discuss the week’s top stories: Pakistani protests and the government’s crackdown against its opponents, the Obama administration’s plan for a new strategy to win over insurgents in Afghanistan and violence in Northern Ireland that represents a growing threat to peace in the province.

Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times discuss the week’s top stories: Pakistani protests and the government’s crackdown against its opponents, plans for a new strategy in Afghanistan and violence in Northern Ireland. /files/2009/03/th_us_roundtable313.jpg /files/2009/03/th_us_roundtable313.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/13/week-in-review-pakistani-protests-and-irish-violence/4413/feed/ Week in review: China, special envoys and Guantánamo http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/23/week-in-review-china-special-envoys-and-guantanamo/3754/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/23/week-in-review-china-special-envoys-and-guantanamo/3754/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:16:20 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=3754 President Barack Obama has chosen George Mitchell as special envoy to Israel-Palestine and Richard Holbrooke as special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Other developments since President Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday include the decision to shut down Guantánamo and indications of a stronger stance with regard to China.

Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board join Martin Savidge to discuss the new direction of U.S. foreign policy.

Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs Magazine and Carol Giacomo of The New York Times editorial board discuss the new direction of U.S. foreign policy. /files/2009/01/th_roundtable_20090123.jpg /files/2009/01/th_roundtable_20090123.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/23/week-in-review-china-special-envoys-and-guantanamo/3754/feed/