foreign policy Three Ways We May Be Less Safe Since 9/11 Before Osama bin Laden’s coordinated attack on America, the country was mostly focused on traditional warfare from traditional enemies. Today, the national security threats are very different.
9/11 anniversary 3 Ways U.S. Foreign Policy Has Changed Since 9/11 With the Taliban back in control of Afghanistan after 20 years, it might feel like nothing has changed in U.S. foreign relations since 2001. But a lot has – like the shifting of our defense priorities toward “non-state actors” like ISIS and Al Qaeda. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky talks to the experts about what’s different in 2021.
foreign policy An Interpreter Saved His Life in Afghanistan. He Wants to Return the Favor to Others. As the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, translators could be in danger, says Matt Zeller of No One Left Behind. Zeller says he is only alive today because an interpreter saved his life in combat. Now he’s speaking up for other interpreters and urging President Biden and Congress to act swiftly to bring Afghan interpreters to Guam, where they can be...
foreign policy LX Investigates: Congressmembers-Turned-Foreign Agents Watchdogs say Americans’ priorities in peril when former members of Congress take foreign paychecks
foreign policy Congressmembers-Turned-Foreign Agents (Video) Why are foreign nations like Russia, Saudi Arabia, and China allowed to buy influence in Washington D.C., potentially putting other countries’ priorities ahead of America’s? And why are former members of Congress doing their bidding for them? NBCLX found more than 50 former members of the House & Senate who have registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in...
john bolton Why John Bolton's Foreign Policy Revelations Matter to You John Bolton’s new book has made headlines for its allegations that President Trump’s foreign policy agenda has been self-serving and corrupt. But how do those claims affect you? NBCLX’s Noah Pransky explains why you should care.
