Robert Watson

We look ahead to this week's agenda with the help of Reihan Salam, fellow at the New America Foundation and the author of, "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class ...

In London, an official inquiry is beginning this morning into Britain's involvement in the Iraq war. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will be called to give evidence in public at this...

Late Monday afternoon, a London court found three British Muslim men guilty of conspiracy to murder by plotting, three years ago, to blow up planes bound for North America. The men pl...

For this week's agenda segment, we look ahead to President Obama returning to Washington and the developing plans for heath care reform, current economic numbers, and the elections in...

President Hamid Karzai and U.S. Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke had an "explosive" meeting the day after last week's presidential election at which Holbrooke raised concerns about bal...

On the agenda this week: The Takeaway talks about how President Obama may be backing away from absolutely requiring a public health care option, just before he and his family head off...

During their meeting in Moscow, Presidents Obama and Medvedev hammered out a deal to limit nuclear arsenals. Non-proliferation is the key to Obama's desire to limit arms, but when tal...

The U.S. military has launched a major operation in Afghanistan. Over 4,000 Marines have been dispatched from the American base and to rout the Taliban from the region. The offensive ...

A U.S. drone killed more than 50 people in missile strikes on a Taliban stronghold area of Pakistan. The strike happened in South Waziristan, where the people were attending the funer...

Ceremonies are being held in Normandy today to mark the 65th Anniversary of D-Day. American, British and French veterans will attend a number of events; President Obama will attend a...

A huge explosion outside a police building in the Pakistani city of Lahore has killed at least 23 people and injured about 250. Officials said gunmen opened fire from a car which drov...

The Pentagon announced that they are replacing the top American commander in Afghanistan, General David McKiernan. He's only been leading the troops for one year, but Secretary of Def...

The President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, and his counterpart from Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, met in the Turkish capital Ankara yesterday. They agreed to increase military cooperat...

The Takeaway looks at two stories in the global news today with our partners, the BBC. First, President Barack Obama unveils his Afghan war strategy today. Officials say the President...

Former British resident Binyam Mohamed is being released from Guantanamo today and returning to the UK. His case is controversial because he alleges that he was tortured while in CIA ...

As one of his first acts in office, President Obama asked for a 120-day suspension of the military trials of detainees in Guantanamo Bay. We turn to the BBC's defense and security cor...

Senior advisers to Barack Obama have confirmed that in his first days as president, he will issue an executive order laying out his plans to close the infamous detention center at Gua...

Rumors of a potential ceasefire in Gaza are swirling through the international press. A government spokesman says Israel "welcomes" a proposed cease-fire cobbled cobbled together by F...

"There was a sigh of relief when he was appointed to take over from Donald Rumsfeld two years ago and he's made a lot of friends." —Robert Watson on Gates staying on at Defense