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David Rohde

President Barack Obama at a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Conflict
Inconvenient truths about Washington’s alliance with Saudi Arabia
Gitmo
Justice
Obama has pledged to close Gitmo, but the Pentagon is working to keep it open
Cancer cluster investigations are notoriously difficult, but civilian and military personnel who've worked at Gitmo are increasingly alarmed.
Health
Working at the Gitmo US military base might cause cancer
Magid Khan gained political asylum in the United States in 1998.
Justice
CIA’s ‘enhanced interrogation’ sessions described as ‘completely out of control’
The temporary monument "Pillar of Shame" in Berlin commemorated the 1995 mass murder in Srebrenica.
Justice
Serbia is finally seeking those responsible for the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica
Nancy Curtis, mother of American writer Peter Theo Curtis, briefly answers reporters' questions outside her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts August 25, 2014. Al Qaeda-linked militants in Syria on Sunday freed Peter Theo Curtis, who has been missing since
Conflict
Peter Theo Curtis’ release raises questions about Qatari links with Syrian terrorists
A sign outside a shop remembers James Foley in his hometown of Rochester, New Hampshire. Islamic State militants killed the journalist in a brutal videotaped beheading in revenge for US air strikes in Iraq.
Conflict
They’ll never admit it, but many countries pay ransoms to get their hostages back
Journalist James Foley
Conflict
If you’re a kidnapped American hoping for help from the government, ‘that isn’t going to happen’
Global Politics
Richard Holbrooke’s life and last words
A billboard calling for the release of US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, held for nearly five years by the Taliban after being captured in Afghanistan, is shown in this picture taken near Spokane, Washington on February 25, 2014. Bergdahl has been released
Conflict & Justice
Like Sergeant Bergdahl, reporter David Rohde knows about being a prisoner of the Taliban
A billboard calling for the release of US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, held for nearly five years by the Taliban after being captured in Afghanistan, is shown in this picture taken near Spokane, Washington on February 25, 2014. Bergdahl has been released
Conflict & Justice
Like Sergeant Bergdahl, reporter David Rohde knows about being a prisoner of the Taliban
Global Politics
Obama nudges open the door to Iran
Arts, Culture & Media
Afghanistan’s ‘Little America’ Experiment: ‘Mad Men in the Mud’
Environment
Voices from the Gulf: Dean Blanchard, Seafood Distributor
Arts, Culture & Media
In Pakistan, a Secret Hostage Makes His Escape
Global Politics
Reporter’s path twice crossed by Holbrooke
Global Politics
Wikileaks reveals Pakistan’s support for Taliban