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Lee Hong-koo is former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1994-1995), a trustee to The Asia Foundation and Chairman of Friends of The Asia Foundation/Korea. History will record November 2008 as the crucial turning point for launching a new global order. No one knows what exactly the form of that order will be, but everyone […]

Generation Xers were never the slackers we were made out to be in bad movies and by snarky cultural commentators. My generation came of age just before the attacks on …

Show Notes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un turns 33, President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> delivers his farewell address, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the Philippines.

Show Notes Austria holds the second round of presidential elections, Istanbul hosts the World Humanitarian Summit, and U.S. President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> travels to Vietnam.

Show Notes The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on an immigration case, President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> travels to Saudi Arabia and Europe, and the UN holds a special session on …

Show Notes President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> travels to Cuba and Argentina, and Colombia’s peace deal reaches a deadline.

Show Notes President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> delivers his final State of the Union speech, the Gulf Cooperation Council holds an emergency meeting, and Detroit and Brussels host international auto shows.

Show Notes The presidents of China and Taiwan hold a meeting, Myanmar holds elections and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President <em>Obama</em>.

Show Notes Iran and world powers move forward with a nuclear deal; Greece reaches a payment deadline to the European Central Bank and U.S. President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> travels to …

… Notes Iran and the P5+1 reach a deadline for nuclear talks; Greece hits a payment deadline to the IMF and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff meets with President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em>.

Show Notes President <em>Obama</em> hosts leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council; the Washington International Trade Association discusses the Transpacific Partnership negotiations; and V-E Day is observed.

Show Notes Greece holds snap elections; the African Union holds a summit in Ethiopia; and U.S. President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> travels to India.

Show Notes The United States and Cuba hold talks; President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> delivers his sixth State of the Union address; and technology takes center stage at the Detroit auto show.

Show Notes U.S. lawmakers react to President <em>Obama</em>’s immigration speech; world powers and Iran reach a deadline on nuclear talks; and the London Conference on Afghanistan takes place.

Show Notes Germany marks 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall; President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> visits China, Burma, and Australia; and the Rosetta spacecraft orbits a comet.

Show Notes The United States begins a new fiscal year; President <em>Obama</em> holds a summit with India's prime minister; and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House.

Show Notes U.S. President <em>Obama</em> travels to Estonia on his way to the NATO summit; Afghanistan's presidential recount vote hits uncharted waters; and the United States assumes the …

… and German presidents mark the anniversary of World War I; U.S. and African leaders hold a summit in Washington D.C.; and U.S. President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> turns 53.

Show Notes World powers convene in The Hague for a nuclear summit; the Group of Seven discusses Ukraine; EU-U.S. trade talks resume in Brussels; and President <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> …

Show Notes Venezuela marks the first anniversary of Hugo Chávez's death; Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the United States; and U.S. president <em>Barack</em> <em>Obama</em> releases the FY2015 …