Npr: Koppel On The News

Respected broadcast journalist Ted Koppel is a senior news analyst for NPR. Through essays and conversations with NPR hosts, he weighs in on all manner of U.S. and foreign policy from security, privacy, values and the media to Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. (Author: National Public Radio)
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  • Dreams Of Free Tibet Will Go Unrealized
    Published: Apr 12, 08
    Ted Koppel says the global efforts to draw attention to China's human rights record as the Olympic torch continues its rounds is working. But, he says, as far as bringing real change in Tibet is concerned, the protests surrounding the torch are doing little.
     
  • Safety Concerns Don't Slow China's Coal Boom
    Published: Feb 22, 08
    China is struggling to produce enough energy to keep fueling its remarkable pace of economic growth. That means that coal mines throughout China are pressed to bring millions more tons of coal to the surface even as the government vows to shut unsafe mines.
     
  • Defiant Afghanistan Deserves Candidates' Attention
    Published: Feb 9, 08
    What exactly is the U.S. mission in Afghanistan? And what are the presidential candidates' policies concerning the region? NPR Senior News Analyst Ted Koppel looks at the conflicts in the region during the past two centuries and what they mean for America's current foreign policy.
     
  • U.s. Presidents' Saudi Ritual Nearly Obsolete
    Published: Jan 17, 08
    President Bush appealed to Saudi leaders this week to increase the flow of oil -- to help to keep prices under control. It's a ritual for U.S. presidents -- and one that NPR Senior News Analyst Ted Koppel says is almost obsolete.
     
  • U.s. Presidents' Saudi Ritual Nearly Obsolete
    Published: Jan 17, 08
    President Bush appealed to Saudi leaders this week to increase the flow of oil -- to help to keep prices under control. It's a ritual for U.S. presidents -- and one that NPR Senior News Analyst Ted Koppel says is almost obsolete.
     
  • The Intelligence Report And U.s.-iran Diplomacy
    Published: Dec 8, 07
    According to this week's National Intelligence Estimate, Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program four years ago. President Bush reacted to the report by saying it confirms that pressure on Iran has worked, and Iran is still dangerous.
     
  • The Intelligence Report And U.s.-iran Diplomacy
    Published: Dec 8, 07
    According to this week's National Intelligence Estimate, Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program four years ago. President Bush reacted to the report by saying it confirms that pressure on Iran has worked, and Iran is still dangerous.
     
  • The Intelligence Report And U.s.-iran Diplomacy
    Published: Dec 7, 07
    According to this week's National Intelligence Estimate, Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program four years ago. President Bush reacted to the report by saying it confirms that pressure on Iran has worked, and Iran is still dangerous.
     
  • The Intelligence Report And U.s.-iran Diplomacy
    Published: Dec 7, 07
    According to this week's National Intelligence Estimate, Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program four years ago. President Bush reacted to the report by saying it confirms that pressure on Iran has worked, and Iran is still dangerous.
     
  • U.s. Should Show Muscle In Diplomacy With China
    Published: Nov 27, 07
    NPR Senior News Analyst Ted Koppel comments on the balance between making good business choices and having a backbone in dealing with the Chinese. Koppel says the Chinese these days don't like Americans dictating to them, and they are flexing their mouths and muscle more than previously.
     
  • U.s. Should Show Muscle In Diplomacy With China
    Published: Nov 27, 07
    NPR Senior News Analyst Ted Koppel comments on the balance between making good business choices and having a backbone in dealing with the Chinese. Koppel says the Chinese these days don't like Americans dictating to them, and they are flexing their mouths and muscle more than previously.
     
  • U.s. Should Show Muscle In Diplomacy With China
    Published: Nov 26, 07
    NPR Senior News Analyst Ted Koppel comments on the balance between making good business choices and having a backbone in dealing with the Chinese. Koppel says the Chinese these days don't like Americans dictating to them, and they are flexing their mouths and muscle more than previously.
     
  • U.s. Rapport With Musharraf Evokes Shah Era
    Published: Nov 21, 07
    America's close relationship with Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf recalls another ally: the Shah of Iran. It's nearly 30 years since the fall of the Shah and the rise of an Islamic state hostile toward the United States. It's still not clear whether the U.S. put too much pressure on the Shah.
     
  • U.s. Rapport With Musharraf Evokes Shah Era
    Published: Nov 21, 07
    America's close relationship with Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf recalls another ally: the Shah of Iran. It's nearly 30 years since the fall of the Shah and the rise of an Islamic state hostile toward the United States. It's still not clear whether the U.S. put too much pressure on the Shah.
     
  • U.s. Rapport With Musharraf Evokes Shah Era
    Published: Nov 20, 07
    America's close relationship with Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf recalls another ally: the Shah of Iran. It's nearly 30 years since the fall of the Shah and the rise of an Islamic state hostile toward the United States. It's still not clear whether the U.S. put too much pressure on the Shah.