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Sudan no longer engaged in “coordinated” Darfur genocide

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June 18, 2009
Sudan no longer engaged in “coordinated” Darfur genocide

President Obama's special envoy for Sudan, Major General Scott Gration, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the Obama administration's review of its policy toward Sudan and says the Sudanese government is no longer engaging in a "coordinated" campaign of mass murder in the Darfur region.

Pakistan launches offensive against encroaching Taliban

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April 29, 2009
Pakistan launches offensive against encroaching Taliban

This week, Pakistan's military went on the offensive against the Taliban and recaptured a key town in the strategic Buner district, just 60 miles from Islamabad. Walter Russell Mead of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses the situation in Pakistan and what the administration's next steps should be.

Week in review: Obama’s first three months

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April 17, 2009
Week in review: Obama’s first three months

Les Gelb of the Council on Foreign Relations and Charles Sennott of GlobalPost discuss President Obama's first three months in office, his foreign policy initiatives and recent overtures to Iran, Russia and Cuba.

Week in review: G-20 summit, talks with Russia and Iran

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April 3, 2009
Week in review: G-20 summit, talks with Russia and Iran

Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations and Carla Robbins of The New York Times discuss the week's top stories: The G-20 summit meeting, the meeting between President Obama and his Russian counterpart and whether Iran and the United States actually talked this week or not.

NATO looks toward Afghanistan as it turns 60

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April 3, 2009
NATO looks toward Afghanistan as it turns 60

Kimberly Marten, chair of the political science department at Barnard College, Columbia University discusses NATO's 60th anniversary and the international role in Afghanistan's expanding war.

G-20 countries split over way out of economic crisis

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April 1, 2009
G-20 countries split over way out of economic crisis

Reginald Dale, a senior fellow in the Europe program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the divide over regulation between France and Germany and the UK and U.S. and whether Russia will respond to President Obama's pledge to "reset" the relationship with Russia.

U.S. announces ambitious new strategy in Afghanistan

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March 27, 2009
U.S. announces ambitious new strategy in Afghanistan

John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American Security, discusses the Obama administration's plan and reports of an agreement between Taliban militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan to focus on fighting American combat troops.

Obama makes overture to Iranian people in video message

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March 20, 2009
Obama makes overture to Iranian people in video message

Trita Parsi of the National Iranian American Council discusses the significance of President Barack Obama's video message to Iran, and how it is being received by the country's government and people.

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