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In this June 12, 2018, file photo, US President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore. 
Critical State
Political theater: Part II
The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra rehearses at the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Poland, the day before the premiere performance of the "Voice of Ukraine" tour that took them to nine cities across Poland and Germany
Arts, Culture & Media
The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra fights on the war’s ‘cultural front’
President Joe Biden waves towards the White House balcony in Washington
Top of The World
US, Canada and Mexico to hold talks at the White House
Table top tennis players compete in front of a large blue banner
Foreign policy
A fresh call for ‘pingpong diplomacy’ on the 50th anniversary of the first US-China games
In this image made from UNTV video, US President Donald Trump speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2020, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
US-China relations
US-China expert: Trump’s UNGA speech shows dangers of fraying diplomatic relations
A person washes a wall with painted big yellow hammer and sickle of the Chinese Communist Party.
Critical State
Illiberalism isn’t just rising — it’s spreading (Part II)
Tianna Spears says she faced racial discrimination by US border officials while working as a US diplomat posted in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Global Politics
Former US diplomat attests to racial discrimination in diplomatic corps
A man behind a desk with the American flag on it
Foreign policy
Trump’s ad hoc diplomacy makes him look ‘extremely weak,’ says Amb McFaul
S2 Bonus – Amb. William Burns
Full Episode
Richard Holbrooke sits in a small military vehicle holding a bottle.
Politics
In ‘Our Man,’ diplomat Richard Holbrooke is both an egotist and idealist
Ahead of North Korea Summit, President Trump Spurns U.S. Allies
Full Episode
Woman and man with baby in front of table decorated for child's birthday
Immigration
After deportation, a family from Wisconsin will start anew in Cambodia
Portrait of man's head against rows of lights, dark around him
Conflict
Can Pompeo get the State Department ‘back at the big kids’ table’?
Arts, Culture & Media
What Will Openness Mean for Cuban Artists?
A combination photo shows US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and CIA Director Mike Pompeo
Global Politics
So, what does Pompeo have that Tillerson doesn’t?
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Amb. Wendy Sherman speaking at Wellesley College.
Conflict
Madeleine Albright: ‘Many of the best diplomats are women’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the first congress of the country's ruling Workers' Party in 36 years, in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016.
Conflict
Where things stand with North Korea
Boy on horse in carousel, looking at camera. Old, scanned photo
Conflict
On being Korean in America in the time of the ‘Axis of Evil’ and ‘Rocket Man’
US Marines raise the American flag at half-staff at the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Oct. 2, 2017.
Conflict
US expels Cuban diplomats in the latest threat to US-Cuban relations
Catherine the Great of Russia, by Fyodor Rokotov
Conflict
How Russian meddling impacted the American Revolution
Doha, Qatar
Global Politics
Qatar responds to Gulf nations’ demands as deadline is extended
two me hug
Global Politics
Modi is about to become the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel
President Donald Trump watches as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departs at the entrance to the West Wing of the White House in Washington on May 16.
Global Politics
Trump meets Turkey’s Erdogan as the US vows to arm his enemies
Secretary Tillerson Shakes Hands With NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg at NATO Foreign Ministerial in Brussels
Conflict
How State Dept uncertainty could erode US foreign policy
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Khartoum, Sudan, on Oct. 10, 2016.
Global Politics
Trump praises ‘fantastic job’ of Egyptian leader widely accused of human rights violations
Women's March in Oakland, CA on 1-21-17 drew more than 60,000 people
Make America Kind Again
Full Episode
‘The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks,’ by Ilya Repin. Their inimitable, undiplomatic insults led to war.
Global Politics
A history of undiplomatic insults
Soudeh Ghasemi (L) and Bijan Ahmadi are among the Iranian-Canadians in Toronto who hope that Canada will normalize relations with Iran sooner than later.
Conflict
Canada wants to revive diplomatic ties with Iran
Iraqi refugees, who fled from the violence in Mosul, walk inside the Khazer refugee camp on the outskirts of Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, June 27, 2014.
Global Politics
A suicide attack took away her father and brother. But it gave her a voice.
President Barack Obama and his family with Cuban President Raul Castro at an exhibition baseball game between the Cuban National team and the MLB Tampa Bay Rays in Havana.
Global Politics
Obama to Cuba: ‘I have come here to bury the last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas’
A member of the 'Ladies in White' dissident group shouts as she is led away by police officers after they broke up a regular march of the group, detaining about 50 people, hours before U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for a historic visit.
Justice
The global spotlight isn’t stopping the Cuban government from cracking down on dissidents
cuban immigrants exodus 1994
Global Politics
Quiz: How much do you know about Cuba’s unique spot in immigration law?
India solar charging station
Environment
A US trade complaint may hinder India’s plan for a homegrown solar industry
A Syrian girl waves an opposition flag during an anti-government protest inside a 2nd century Roman amphitheater in the historic Syrian southern town of Bosra al-Sham, in Deraa, Syria.
Conflict
US sees glimmer of hope in Syria peace talks after progress with Russia
Losing Hope for Peace? New Attack Raises Questions About Syrian Ceasefire
Full Episode
A Shaky Truce for a Fragile Syria
Full Episode
A man sells cotton candy as he pushes his bicycle along a street in the rebel held al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah town, in Deraa province.
Conflict
Here’s why the partial truce in Syria has astounded even the experts
Vladimir Putin and John Kerry
Global Politics
This isn’t the first time the US and Russia have come together on Syria
Aaron Dorfman and Todd Livingston of the Henhouse Prowlers scan the Diriyah Historical District (a UNESCO World Heritage site) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Arts
What’s a US bluegrass band doing jamming with oud players in Riyadh?
Havana airport
Global Politics
US airlines will soon be able to offer hundreds of flights to Cuba every week
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (L) and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after winning the 2016 New Hampshire primaries.
Global Politics
Trump and Sanders lack foreign policy expertise and don’t seem to be seeking advice
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the rocket launch in an official North Korean government photo.
Conflict
Young Mr. Kim will not follow orders. How Beijing got used to Pyongyang’s provocations.
Displaced Syrian children waiting to cross the border into Turkey
Conflict
Syria peace talks flounder, raising fears of an escalation in the refugee crisis
A migrant prays beside a freeway north of Rodby as a large group of migrants, mainly from Syria, walk on the highway towards the north September 7, 2015. Many migrants, mainly from Syria and Iraq, have arrived in Denmark over the last few days.
Global Politics
Denmark plans to start seizing assets from people fleeing war
Samantha Power, US Ambassador to the United Nations
Global Politics
Samantha Power is determined to keep up the pressure until her job expires next January
Bahram Mechanic (L) smiles as he leaves the Federal Detention Center Houston in Houston, Texas January 17, 2016.
Conflict
What we know about the Iranian prisoners the US released
Jason Rezaian reported freed by Iran
Justice
Iran frees detained Americans as part of broader US-Iran deal
A riverine command boat from Riverine Detachment 23 operates during a maritime air support operations center exercise in the Persian Gulf in this June 12, 2012 handout photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, January 12, 2016.
Conflict
Direct line of communication was key in release of US sailors held by Iran
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem October 26, 2015. Israel is marking the 20th anniversary of Rabin's killing by an ultra-national
Conflict
Netanyahu, Rabin and the assassination that shook history
There have been demonstrations across the Islamic world at the execution in Saudi Arabia of Shi’ite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr. This protest is in Tehran.
Conflict
Iran and Saudi Arabia ratchet up long-simmering tensions over religious schism
Flames rise outside Saudi Embassy in Tehran
Conflict
Kuwait recalls ambassador from Tehran; Saudi-Iran split deepens
Pills in a hand
Medicine
New trade agreement may export high US drug prices to the developing world
Xi Jinping in South Africa
Economics
China’s leader brings a message of cooperation to Africa
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval office for the first time since the Israeli leader lost his battle against the Iran nuclear deal.
Conflict
‘Palestinians are knee deep in despair, and Israelis are knee deep in denial’
Secretary of State John Kerry takes part in a ceremony in October to open the new US embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, together with US ambassador, Sheila Gwaltney (L). Gwaltney was confirmed by the Senate in August but dozens of her peers are still pending
Global Politics
The problem for US diplomacy: More than 30 nations without US ambassadors
Bloodstained shoes are pictured after Syrian government forces fired missiles on a busy marketplace in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, October 30, 2015.
Conflict
US troops ordered to Syria, as peace talks take place in Vienna
A picture of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi (C) is seen between others photos of prisoners in Saudi Arabia during a demonstration for his release from jail outside the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Mexico City.
Justice
Why Saudi Arabia is so afraid of Raif Badawi
A worker works at the Fuel Manufacturing plant at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility 440 km (273 miles) south of Tehran April 9, 2009.
Conflict
Iran starts to dismantle its nuclear infrastructure as part of agreement with West
Members of the Buena Vista Social Club performing at The White House.
Music
The next big gig for Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club? The White House.
Aerial view of the Grand Mosque during the haj pilgrimage is seen in Mecca, December 31, 2006. Pilgrims from all over the world gather in the holy city of Mecca each year for the five-day hajj, which is a duty for every able-bodied Muslim at least once in
Global Politics
Death toll from Hajj stampede is the latest point of tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia