Tag: Region Asia

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Thai army chief says no coup expected as protesters siege government buildings

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Jill McGivering, BBC World Affairs Correspondent

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Russia asks Georgia to recognize the independence of two breakaway regions

Monday, August 25, 2008

Guest: Humphrey Hawksley, BBC Correspondent in Moscow

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A look at whether China got its money’s worth hosting the Olympics

Monday, August 25, 2008

China spent some 43 billion dollars on the Olympics. But what did they get for that investment? We’ll explore whether world opinion about China has changed, and if the increased attention to issues like Tibet and pollution had an impact.

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Madeline Albright, former Secretary of State, on Georgia and Russia

Friday, August 22, 2008

Guest: Madeline Albright, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1993-1997) and Secretary of State (1997-2001).

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How Pakistan is expected to elect its president on Sept. 6

Friday, August 22, 2008

Guest: Nazes Afroz, BBC South Asia Editor

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A draft agreement calls for troops to be out of Iraq by 2011

Friday, August 22, 2008

Guest: Steven Farrell, The New York Times, in Baghdad, Iraq

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Secretary Rice: Unresolved issues remain in proposed Iraqi security pact

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Guest: Crispin Thorold, BBC correspondent in Baghdad

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Secretary Rice is in Baghdad working a deal to keep troops in Iraq past 2008

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Guest: Jonathan Marcus, BBC diplomatic correspondent

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In audio: The 1983 assassination of Benigno Aquino, Filipino opposition leader

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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Former Ambassador Richard Holbrooke on Georgia

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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The United Nations estimates more than 150,000 people displaced in Georgia

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Guest: Pascal Meige-Wagner, from the Eastern European Desk of the International Committee of the Red Cross

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U.S. and Polish leaders sign a deal to build a missile defense base in Poland

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Guest: Nick Childs, BBC, in London

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In audio: Following 1968's Prague Spring, the Soviets enter Czechoslovakia

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

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Russian authoritarianism is fueled by petro-dollars

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Guest: Chrystia Freeland, U.S. Managing Editor for the Financial Times

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Russian view: Ivan Soltanovsky, Russia's deputy ambassador to NATO

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Guest: Ivan Soltanovsky, Russia's deputy ambassador to NATO

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A look at Pakistan's government, a day after Musharraf's resignation

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Guest: Jane Perlez, The New York Times, in Islamabad, Pakistan

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NATO allies review relations with Russia

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Guest: Nick Childs, BBC

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A dearth of protests at the Beijing Olympics

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Guest: Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times

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The Taliban, violence and pessimism grow in Afghanistan

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Guest: John Dempsey, Rule of Law Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace, in Kabul, Afghanistan

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The latest on Russia and Georgia

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Guest: Clifford Levy, The New York Times, in Moscow

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