ne who s next? i ll introduce you to a man famous for predicting political change. and in oslo court, we ll analyze what breivik said. and can europe survive? should the u.s. government slash its budgets the way european governments are? i was in london earlier this week and sat down with a star-studded panel to sort things out. first, here s my take. watching the apec summit in hawaii last week, i had a feeling we were entering a new phase of global geopolitics. for decades now, those summits have been occasions for asean countries to worry and wonder about the u.s. commitment to asia. how strong is it, whom does washington back, will we stay engaged. the obama administration has made clear that the united states is in asia for good and might increase its presence in the region. the real concerns are no longer about washington but rather about beijing. countries in asia and around the world are wondering and worrying about china. watching china s somewhat aggressive di
who has proven prescient in predicting political change. then, what was andres breivik thinking? the oslo killer was in court this week. we ll analyze what he said next. and can europe survive? can the euro survive? should the u.s. government slash its budgets the way european governments are? i was in london earlier this week and sat down with a star-studded panel to sort things out. but first, here s my take. watching the apec summit in hawaii last week, i had a feeling we were entering a new phase of global geopolitics. for decades now, those summits have been occasions for asian countries to worry about and wonder about the u.s. commitment to asia, how strong is it, whom does washington back, will we stay engaged. the obama administration has made clear that america is in asia for good and might increase its presence in the region. but the real concerns are no longer about washington but rather about beijing. countries in asia and around the world are wondering and wor
heard. well leaders met in hawaii on sunday, but this was no vacation. their focus talking trade and jump starting the world economy. and in thailand, we visit an area known for its temples and tourism as it begins to emerge from all that water. that s just ahead. captions by vitac www.vitac.com well, it was an idyllic setting, palm trees, blue sky and light a breeze. but they tackled some heated issues on sunday. u.s. president barack obama hosted it, making a push for a free trade zone across the pacific. so far, 12 countries have shown interest but not china, which clashed with the u.s. on several issues. president obama took up one sticking point after the summit wrapped up. take a listen. most economists estimate that the r&d is devalued by 20, 25%. that means our exports to china are that much more expensive and their imports into the united states are that much cheaper. now, there s been slight improvement over the last year. partly because of u.s. pressure
of the most important financial minds, to tell us whether the oour zone is about to come apart. why in the world can t north korean nurses and doctors come back from the middle east? it s a fascinating tale. finally, back home, the former governor of michigan, jennifer granholm, tells us what her experience of cutting taxes and reducing spending taught her. all this coming up. but first, here s my take. last week the international atomic energy agency issued its most serious warning about iran s nuclear program. it argued that iran seems to have experimented with various technologies that suggested it was trying to build not just a nuclear program but a nuclear weapons program. this finding, to be clear, is at odds with the views of the former head of the iaea, mohamed elbaradei, as well as the report issued a few years ago by the united states national intelligence council. it s difficult, to be sure, what to make of these intelligence judgments because they are judgm
the most important financial minds about whether the sueuro zone is about to come apart. why can t nurses and doctors come home from the middle east? it s a fascinating tale. finally, back home, the former governor of michigan, jennifer granholm, tells us what her experience of cutting taxes and reducing spending taught her. all this coming up. first, here s my take. last week the international atomic energy agency issued its most serious warning about iran s nuclear program. it argued that iran seems to have experimented with various technologies that suggested it was trying to build not just a nuclear program but a nuclear weapons program. this finding to be clear is at odds with the views of the former head of the iaea, muhammad al-baradei, as well as the report issued by the united states national intelligence council. it s difficult to be sure what to make of these intelligence judgments because they are judgment that try to determine the intentions of the iranian re