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A TSA agent wears a black ribbon over his badge during a memorial service for a slain colleague.

How the fight against terrorism has transformed America since 9/11

Journalist Lawrence Wright told the story of al-Qaeda's rise and the planning of 9/11. Now, he's worried that Washington's reaction to terrorism is robbing a generation of basic freedoms.

How the fight against terrorism has transformed America since 9/11
The Iraqi army destroys what it says is an IED planted by ISIS containing chlorine gas in March 2015.

A century after its first-ever use, the original chemical weapon has made a comeback

A century after its first-ever use, the original chemical weapon has made a comeback
A soldier from the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade adjusts his gas mask prior to an air analysis mission near an oil and gas separation plant at the Baba Gurgur oil field outside northern Iraq's town of Kirkuk on May 3, 2003.

The Army's secrecy habit kept US troops from getting needed treatment after chemical weapons exposure

The Army's secrecy habit kept US troops from getting needed treatment after chemical weapons exposure
U.S. President Barack Obama looks up as he and Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte hold a joint news conference at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague March 25, 2014. World leaders called on Tuesday for

From Russia-US relations to global terrorism, nuclear insecurity is as big a threat as ever

From Russia-US relations to global terrorism, nuclear insecurity is as big a threat as ever

A Lebanese nun argues the US and others are wrong about Syria and should negotiate peace

A Lebanese nun argues the US and others are wrong about Syria and should negotiate peace
The OPCW Inspection Team leaving for Syria on 30 September.

Nobel Prize shoves the small Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons into the spotlight

A very famous girl was passed over for the peace prize. Instead, the Nobel committee chose a very obscure UN group tasked with eliminating chemical weapons across the globe.

Nobel Prize shoves the small Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons into the spotlight
The World

The Art of Negotiating a Nuclear Program

How does one go about negotiating a complex and difficult topic such as the Iranian nuclear program? Anchor Marco Werman speaks with William Ury, co-founder of the Harvard Negotiation Project and co-author of "Getting to Yes."

The Art of Negotiating a Nuclear Program
Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani gestures to the media during a news conference in Tehran June 17, 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Fars News/Majid Hagdost)

Iran Shows Signs of Detente With the West

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Carnegie Endowment's Karim Sadjadpour about what seems to be a promising moment in Iran as well as in its relations with the West.

Iran Shows Signs of Detente With the West
The battle for Syria continues. Here a Syrian national flag can be seen from a rebel position, flying over a building controlled by forces loyal to President Assad in Ashrafieh, Aleppo, September 17th 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman)

The Fighting in Syria Grinds on Despite Diplomatic Deal

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oklahoma, about what's happening in the Syrian civil war right now.

The Fighting in Syria Grinds on Despite Diplomatic Deal
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius attend a news conference in Moscow on September 17, 2013. (Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)

US and Russia Search for Elusive Agreement on Diplomatic Solution in Syria

Former UK Ambassador to the United Nations, Jeremy Greenstock tells Anchor Aaron Schachter that the shadow of Iraq 2003 hangs over the tricky diplomatic proceedings.

US and Russia Search for Elusive Agreement on Diplomatic Solution in Syria
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the news media after briefing the Security Council on a new U.N. report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. (Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

UN Says 'Unequivocally' Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria

A new United Nations report says there is solid proof that chemical weapons were used in an attack last month outside of the Syrian capital, Damascus. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stopped short of assigning blame. But he said, "this is a war crime."

UN Says 'Unequivocally' Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria
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What Russians Make of President Putin's Syria Op-Ed

Lawmakers in Washington have responded negatively to Russian President Vladimir Putin's op-ed in the New York Times about the Syria crisis. But as for Russian citizens? Well, that's a different story.

What Russians Make of President Putin's Syria Op-Ed

So How Exactly Do You Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons in the Middle of a Civil War?

Getting rid of Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles, dispersed among several dozen sites, as a brutal civil war rages on, would be a huge task. But it is not unfeasible.

So How Exactly Do You Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons in the Middle of a Civil War?

Iraq War Veteran on Syria: 'We Stumbled Into a Solution'

Anchor Marco Werman checks in with Iraq War veteran Marc Fisher for his thoughts about Obama's speech on Syria last night. Fisher thinks the US found a solution to the problem, no matter if it was on purpose or by luck.

Iraq War Veteran on Syria: 'We Stumbled Into a Solution'

It's Time to Take Vladimir Putin's Diplomatic Skills Seriously

Marco Werman speaks with Svetlana Savranskaya of the National Security Archive at George Washington University about how the West should look beyond Putin's KGB background and treat his proposal seriously.

It's Time to Take Vladimir Putin's Diplomatic Skills Seriously