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And new standards for emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, and block chain. all those areas where the us could start to build a more nuanced relationship than it had in the past. but no one in this region once a policy from wants a policy from the us that looks like its trying to contain or confront china and joe biden has said some pretty hard—line things about how hes going to deal with china. here, they do not want to be forced to choose between the two superpowers. so during...

Backing israel. >> the united states becomes much more interested in the middle east around the mid-1940s to secure oil access. but with world war ii and the ascendance of communism, you have a cold war in the middle east emerge, and you see the united states playing a much more pivotal role. >> for those of you who didnt really grow up in the cold war, its hard to think of a time where a war in the middle east could have led to nuclear annihilation. but at that time in 1967, the two great super...

History as ravi alluded to. you ask the british from the 19th century, the soviets from the 20th century and were the latest of the superpowers to experience what is called the graveyard of empires. it doesnt mean theres not a way of finding ways to help other countries build better societies, societies that are in tune with their own values as well as the values of, you know, freedom for all. i dont think that freedom or democracy are inherent to one particular type of people or one part of the...

Everyone who ever worked for an american contractor as a driver, everyone of of those people qualify for special immigrant visas now? is that the new rule? >> you know, laura, we could have figured it out. i mean, we had a long time where we had a president who knew what he was going to do. in fact he increased the time to do it and you would think that a superpowers government would have the capacity to go through and screen people and decide yes, this is a person who risked his life for americ...

Afghanistan, raising it to 5,000, to secure the evacuation of the u.s. embassy. which has now begun. the embassy staff have been instructed to shred sensitive documents. and destroy computers. the airport is the only safe way in and out of afghanistan. >> thats one of the reasons why we move these forces -- were moving these forces into kabul to assist with this particular mission because we know time is a precious commodity here. united states interpreters or other jobs have been evacuated to t...

In the south of country and across the mediterranean in the week a landmark un climate report sounded a code red for humanity. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. im joined now by fawzia koofi in kabul. she is an afghan politican and was one of the few women who took part in talks with the taliban. hello, we are back with you. i was asking _ hello, we are back with you. i was asking about your fears if kabul falls to — asking about your fears if kabul falls to the taliban and whether you have fears _ f...

For her life at the moment. i was already a target. i think a lot of these military extremist groups are not afraid of the superpowers, but they are not afraid of the women and the womens increased power. —— they are afraid. so i was already the target of many attempts, like thousands of afghan women, i will certainly be at risk. there are a lot of women who are at risk. my heart actually bleeds when i see a woman, human rights activists, women rights activists, with whom i worked for promot...

Call them tourists? >> if thats what american tourists are like, i can see why foreign countries dont like american tourists. >> you hear former president trump say, quote, it was a loving crowd. there was a lot of love in the crowd. how does that make you feel? >> im still recovering from those hugs and kisses that day, that he claimed that so many rioters, terrorists, were assaulting us that day. if that was hugs and kisses, then we should all go to his house and do the same thing to him. >> n...

Tourists are like, i can see why foreign countries dont like american tourists. >> you hear former president trump say, quote, it was a loving crowd. there was a lot of love in the crowd. how does that make you feel? >> im still recovering from those hugs and kisses that day, that he claimed that so many rioters, terrorists were assaulting us that day. if that was hugs and kisses, then we should all go to his house and do the same thing to him. >> now, i dont call that out to try to call out how...

Accusing washington of turning china into an "imagined enemy" to cover up us problems. the state department said discussions between the chinese vice—foreign minister and the us deputy secretary of state had been frank and open. relations between the two superpowers have become extremely fraught over the last few months. the lebanese parliament has voted for the billionaire businessman nijab mikati to become the next prime minister. lebanon is in a deep economic and financial crisis following ...