On foreign policy, a confident Trump removes his training wheels
In the days preceding last July’s NATO summit in Brussels that President Trump was set to attend, administration officials including Defense Secretary James Mattis worked around the clock with European allies to seal a summit declaration before the all…
‘Can You Come To The White House?’ A Reporter’s Tale Of A Surprise Trip To Iraq
NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith was one of 13 reporters to go with President Trump to Iraq, an assignment that meant keeping a big secret — even from family.
New missiles and old treaties
Monitor correspondent Dan Sneider was on hand at Kapustin Yar, the “windswept flatlands of the vast Russian steppe,” as he wrote in May 1991. Instead, yesterday Mr. Putin attended the test launch of a new class of intercontinental missile capable of t…
2018 Was A Year Of Drastic Cuts To U.S. Refugee Admissions
America is rejecting more legal immigrants than ever before. Refugee advocates warn that President Trump’s aim is to dismantle the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
Russia Will Deploy New Hypersonic Missile Systems In 2019, Putin Says
The Avangard weapon system is built around a hypersonic glide vehicle that takes an elusive path toward its target — even as it reportedly travels at more than 20 times the speed of sound.
Why the Supreme Court may be taking a ‘go slow’ approach
The United States Supreme Court term so far has been highlighted as much by what the court hasn’t done as what it has. The high court naturally backloads much of its work, with its impact on American society often unloaded in a deluge of June decision…
Not just a Western effort: immigrants helping immigrants
The story began with a Canadian man named Stephen Watt. A man who, like thousands of other citizens of this country, was jolted in 2015 from the comforts of his middle-class life to aid victims of far-off conflict in Syria.
It’s Significant That Trump Didn’t Meet With Iraqi Leaders, Schake Says
Noel King talks to Kori Schake, who served on George W. Bush’s National Security Council and now is at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, about Trump’s trip to Iraq to visit troops.
How a rugby union is helping young women get jobs and gain self-confidence
At a rugby ground in Lahore, Pakistan’s second largest city, a group of young women dressed in green shirts that read “Pakistan rugby” are practicing tackling. Women in Pakistan are still often judged by society when they choose to take up sports. Th…
News Brief: Trump Visits Iraq, Migrant Children’s Health, Sudan Protests
President Trump makes his first trip to an active combat zone. The Department of Homeland Security promises changes to protect migrant children. Police In Sudan fire live ammunition at protesters.
Brazil’s Deep Divisions Are Symbolized By Musician’s Murder
In Brazil on New Year’s Day, a congressman from the far right will be sworn in as president. His rise to power has created deep divisions among Brazilians, symbolized by one particular incident.
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