Russia and Turkey have announced a new cease-fire for Syria. But like others that have come and gone, this probably represents little more than a pause.
David Greene talks to Robert Daly, head of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the non-partisan Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., about U.S. relations with Asia.
Russia promises to eject U.S. diplomats after the U.S. expelled Russians. David Greene and Rachel Martin talk to NPR's Lucian Kim and Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has been meeting with eastern European NATO allies. She talks to Rachel Martin about what the sanctions could mean for Russia's regional neighbors.
Brazil ends 2016 reeling from a massive corruption scandal and the impeachment of its president. We consider the shaky footing on which the interim president seeks to lead the country into 2017.
The White House announced Thursday a number of actions in response to hacking aimed at the U.S. election. "All Americans should be alarmed by Russia's actions," President Obama said.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with 'Vanity Fair' writer Rich Cohen, about the cartel that controls the majority of the world's maple syrup supply - the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers.
The Obama administration is expelling 35 Russian intelligence operatives and imposing sanctions on Russian intelligence services in response to Kremlin efforts to influence the presidential election.
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