Anne-Marie Slaughter

A US air strike on a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah in 2004. It's been more than 2 1/2 years since the US carried out air strikes in Iraq.

One former policy maker argues you can’t bomb Iraq without bombing Syria

Conflict & Justice

The crisis in Iraq presents few good options to US policy makers. The President is consulting with Congress on the possibility of air strikes, which Iraq has now formally requested. But at least one former policy maker argues you can’t intervene in Iraq without intervening in Syria.

A US air strike on a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah in 2004. It's been more than 2 1/2 years since the US carried out air strikes in Iraq.

One former policy maker argues you can’t bomb Iraq without bombing Syria

Conflict & Justice

Erupting violence on Sinai Peninsula tests Egypt’s new president

Columbia University professor says ideal of ‘having it all’ is impossible

Global Politics

How Have Iraq and Libya Changed US Foreign Policy?

What the US Can and Cannot do to Stop Syria’s Brutal Crackdown

Global Politics

Anne-Marie Slaughter served as director of policy planning at the State Department from 2009 to 2011. She speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins about what the US can and cannot do to stop Syria’s brutal crackdown on anti-government activists in that country.

Anne-Marie Slaughter on Lessons the US Should Take From Libya

When Anne-Marie Slaughter joined the Obama administration as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s director of policy planning she became the first woman to hold the position. In February, Slaughter left the job as protests were beginning in Libya.  Since leaving office, she’s been very vocal about her concerns regarding the U.S. approach to Libya through blogging […]

The World

Bin Laden’s death affects US in Afghanistan

Global Politics

Jeb Sharp reports on a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the US endgame in Afghanistan.

The World

Obama issues ultimatum to Libya

Conflict & Justice

President Obama says Gaddafi must obey the UN’s demands or face military action. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Anne-Marie Slaughter, a former adviser to Secretary of State Clinton, and Barry Posen, who directs the Security Studies Program at MIT.