CrossTalk

Benghazi cover-up An interior view of the damage at the U.S. consulate, which was attacked and set on fire by gunmen yesterday, in Benghazi September 12, 2012. (Reuters)
The Benghazi scandal is gaining momentum. What is at the heart of it? Is it about lapses of security? A false flag operation gone wrong run by the CIA? Or is it all about local American politics? CrossTalking with Raymond Tanter, Raymond McGovern and... May 16, 2013 15:45 6
CrossTalk

'CrossTalk' is RT's flagship program. This TV debate experience presents hot-topic discussions on politics, business, newsmakers, global trends, present-day conflicts, and dangers and challenges facing our world. Host Peter Lavelle poses hard, straightforward questions to his guests, and demands concrete answers in response. Peter's guests are politicians, journalists, scientists and decision-makers of all sorts – anyone who influences the decisions changing our world or plays a key role in forming public opinion.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a joint press conference after their meeting at Putin's residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, on May 14, 2013.(AFP Photo / Maxim Shipenkov)
Syrian proxy war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. What could the possible outcome regarding the Syrian Civil War be?...

May 15, 2013 05:28 9
AFP Photo/Dieter Nagl
Manufacturing deception

What drives US foreign policy toward Iran? Whose interests does it benefit? And is it really ever about consensus? CrossTalking with Flynt Leverett and Judith...

May 13, 2013 08:30 19
A picture taken from the Israeli annexed Golan Heights shows smoke rising following explosions in a Syrian village near the Israeli border on May 7, 2013. (AFP Photo / Menahem Kahana)
Clueless in Syria

With the Israeli bombing of Syria, will the Syrian civil war spread throughout the region? What is Israel’s political calculation here?  Is Obama’s...

May 08, 2013 11:30 16
A Syrian rebel walks past a destroyed building in Salma in the coastal province of Latakia (AFP Photo / Miguel Medina) Syria: The tipping point?

The US has urged NATO to reconsider its role in Syria, as there are allegations of chemical weapons use. What is NATO's next move? What are the options to...

April 27, 2013 05:42 36
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Proliferating hypocrisy

What is the greatest nuclear threat in the world today? What is the future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty? And does the West demonstrate double standards when...

April 25, 2013 18:11 30
Mario Tama / Getty Images / AFP
Labeling terrorists

In the wake of the Boston bombings, should we reconsider the use of the term ‘terrorism?’ Is there a difference between domestic and international...

April 24, 2013 12:17 20
China out / AFP Photo
China’s pivot

China is accusing the US of destabilizing the region with its military presence. Are China’s concerns justified? Is the US flaming territorial disputes in...

April 22, 2013 14:16 37
AFP Photo / David Mcnew
Homegrown terrorists

The number of right-wing extremist groups in the US has grown significantly in the Obama presidency. How can it be accounted for? To what extent do race...

April 19, 2013 11:30 50
The coffin of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher rests in the Crypt Chapel of St Mary Undercroft beneath the Houses of Parliament in central London on April 16, 2013.(AFP Photo / Leon Neal)
Iron Legacy

April 17 marks the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. How will she be remembered? Did she leave the UK a better place? And how did Thatcher...

April 17, 2013 11:35 20

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