An old mission helps aging NATO find new purpose
NATO, the post-World War II alliance between America and western Europe, is marking its 70th anniversary amid daunting internal tensions. In recent years, NATO had begun to show its age. It wasn’t yet “obsolete,” to use the word favored by candidate …
When mining companies work abroad, should justice follow them home?
Growing up, Irma Yolanda Choc Cac recalls hearing stories about the government-backed violence that tore apart her verdant, mountainous community of Lote Ocho. If I’m ever in a situation like that, I will fight back,’” she says through a Q’eqchi’ inte…
U.S. Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard As A Foreign Terrorist Group
David Greene talks to Brian Hook, a top State Department policy adviser on Iran, about the Trump administration labeling a wing of the Iranian military as a foreign terrorist organization.
White House Cancels MLB-Cuba Deal Made Under Obama Administration
The Trump administration has canceled an agreement that would have allowed Cuban baseball players in the U.S. without having to defect first. Officials say the agreement was illegal.
Egypt’s President Visits White House As He Seeks Term-Limit Exception
Egypt’s leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi sits down with President Trump at the White Tuesday. David Green talks to former State Department official Michele Dunne, who explains what is at stake.
News Brief: DHS Secretary, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, College Scandal
Replacing Cabinet secretaries has become routine. U.S. labels Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a foreign terrorist group. In Boston, 14 people agreed to plead guilty in the college admission scandal.
After The Genocide, Author Witnessed How Rwandans Defined Forgiveness
How have Rwandans navigated forgiveness in the 25 years since the genocide in that country? Rachel Martin talks to journalist and author Philip Gourevitch, who has been documenting that process.
U.K. Regulators Propose Broad Social Media Regulations To Counter ‘Online Harms’
Under the proposed rules, Internet companies will face penalties if they don’t actively monitor and combat harmful speech online. Companies say the proposal is vague.
How Venezuela’s Currency Became So Worthless
Migrants fleeing Venezuela sell art made from nearly worthless Venezuelan currency. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Northwestern University’s Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez about what happened to the currency.
Trump Administration Designates Part Of Iran’s Military As Foreign Terrorist Group
The U.S. moved to list the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist group — an escalation of anti-Iran moves that critics say could leave U.S. forces vulnerable to other country’s listings.
Why is Brexit so messy? The tension of party vs. country
When Prime Minister Theresa May reached across the aisle last week for help in delivering Brexit, her eleventh-hour pivot had an air of inevitability. Without a majority on her own benches, Ms. May has held talks with the opposition Labour Party in a …
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