Partial Shutdown Begins After Lawmakers Fail to Reach Deal
Dec 21, 2018 The disruption of workers' lives and government operations starts after a chaotic day as President Trump demands billions for a border wall.
Why Trump’s North Korea ‘Bloody Nose’ Campaign Is a Big Bluff
Jan 18, 2018 This administration, like its post-Cold War predecessors, has one way out of the crisis: real negotiations.
Let’s Make a Deal
Oct 6, 2017
Putting Out the Syrian Fire: Can Diplomacy Do What War Couldn’t?
Oct 19, 2015 In late September, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., corralled 54 of his colleagues into asking President Obama for international negotiations toward ending the Syrian civil war -- and, reportedly, Obama is listening.
Art of the Deal
Apr 13, 2015
U.S. and Taliban Announce Direct Negotiations
Jun 19, 2013 After more than 11 years of war in Afghanistan, a country known as "the graveyard of empires" for its inability to be conquered and held, the White House announced Tuesday that it will sit down with the Taliban and try to work things out with words instead of bombs.
Ahmadinejad: I’ll Negotiate When You Pull the Gun Away From My Face
Feb 11, 2013 The Iranian president has offered to negotiate personally with the United States over his country's nuclear program -- with one proviso.
Negotiations
Dec 13, 2012
No Deal Yet in Iran Nuclear Talks
May 24, 2012 Two days of discussion over Iran’s nuclear program ended in uncertainty Thursday, with Iran maintaining it has the right to enrich nuclear fuel and the lead negotiator for the European Union stating vaguely that “significant problems remain” with the Iranian position. Negotiations are set to resume in June.
