The World's American Influence Podcast

South Asia expert Christine Fair is skeptical about Pakistan's commitment to cracking down on extremist groups.

Mideast summit with Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas; Israeli settlements in the West Bank; an interview with Akiva Eldar of Ha'aretz.

Hillary Clinton on missile defense, Iran, and Mideast Peace. And ow much has President Obama reversed US foreign policy since the Bush era?

President Obama faces tough choices in Afghanistan: escalate US involvement, or start lowering expectations? The way forward for the US-led war in Afghanistan.

Allegations of CIA abuse and the challenge for President Obama. Is an inquiry - or expanded investigation needed? And how far should it go?

President Obama's plans for Middle East peace; the US-Israeli rift over settlements; The World's Matthew Bell hosts American Influence Podcast #24

Take a walk with an American medic on the streets of Baghdad as he patrols for one the last times. Hear from author Tom Ricks about what’s likely ahead for the US in Iraq. And then, a conversation ...

Episode 22 of the American Influence podcast is focused on Syria, Israel, the Golan Heights and the US. First, we talked with Middle East expert Aaron David Miller about what a peace deal between Israel and Syria would mean for those two countries and for the US. ...

The latest podcast episode opens with a sequence on Obama’s response to the unrest in Iran. I included the president’s full answer to Huffington Post correspondent, Nico Pitney’s question from an Iranian citizen. ...

Hardly anything is known about Kim Jong-un, the young man said to be next-in-line to take over in North Korea. The CIA refers to him as “the cute leader,” according to today’s New York Times. ...

A look at the first meeting between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu. We opened the show on Monday of this week with a short interview with yours truly and host Lisa Mullins about that which divides the American president and Israeli prime minister. ...

I’m not sure how many nuclear weapons Pakistan’s Army currently has. In the last few days, I’ve seen estimates of “up to 60″ warheads, “about 60″, and “between ...

Hillary Clinton told the House Foreign Relations committee that the Obama administration is laying the groundwork for “crippling sanctions” for Iran, should the leadership in Tehran not comply with US demands to halt certain nuclear activities.