http://www.voanews.com/archive/encounter/latest/706/1447.html en-US VOA 2012 - VOA Join host Carol Castiel each week as she and two advocates from the world of politics, public policy, or academia discuss and debate a critical issue in the news, bringing depth, perspective, and insight to the world around us. Issues that affect our lives and global stability are debated in a free-wheeling, unscripted discussion of fact and opinion. Join host Carol Castiel each week as she and two advocates from the world of politics, public policy, or academia discuss and debate a critical issue in the news, bringing depth, perspective, and insight to the world around us. Issues that affect our lives and global stability are debated in a free-wheeling, unscripted discussion of fact and opinion. VOA webdesk@voanews.com no SYRIA CONUNDRUM As US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, ramp up efforts to promote a political transition in Syria, guest host Doug Bernard elicits contrasting views on how to end the bloodshed from Paul Pillar, Visiting Professor at Georgetown University for Security Studies and a member of the Center for Peace and Security Studies and Mahmoud Khattab, Chairman of the Syrian American Alliance. VOA SYRIA CONUNDRUM As US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, ramp up efforts to promote a political transition in Syria, guest host Doug Bernard elicits contrasting views on how to end the bloodshed from Paul Pillar, Visiting Professor at Georgetown University for Security Studies and a member of the Center for Peace and Security Studies and Mahmoud Khattab, Chairman of the Syrian American Alliance. http://www.voanews.com/audio/Audio/283127.html Fri, 10 May 2013 23:30:00 -0400 00:30:00 PAKISTAN ELECTION PREVIEW Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, former Pakistan ambassador to the US, and former High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK, and Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations discuss with host Sarah Zaman, TV Reporter of VOA’s Urdu Service a potential outcome of Pakistan’s general election, and the future of the US-Pakistani relations. VOA PAKISTAN ELECTION PREVIEW Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, former Pakistan ambassador to the US, and former High Commissioner of Pakistan to the UK, and Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations discuss with host Sarah Zaman, TV Reporter of VOA’s Urdu Service a potential outcome of Pakistan’s general election, and the future of the US-Pakistani relations. http://www.voanews.com/audio/Audio/281165.html Fri, 03 May 2013 23:30:00 -0400 00:30:00 BOSTON BOMBINGS Charles “Cully” Stimson, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation and Matt Duss, policy analyst for the Middle East at the Center for American Progress, discuss with host Carol Castiel the latest developments in the Boston Marathon bombings case, including the motives of suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the revelation that they intended to target New York City. VOA BOSTON BOMBINGS Charles “Cully” Stimson, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation and Matt Duss, policy analyst for the Middle East at the Center for American Progress, discuss with host Carol Castiel the latest developments in the Boston Marathon bombings case, including the motives of suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the revelation that they intended to target New York City. http://www.voanews.com/audio/Audio/279175.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:30:00 -0400 00:30:00 US POLITICS: GUNS & IMMIGRATION John Fortier, director of the Democracy Project at the Bi-Partisan Policy Center and Sarah Trumble, an expert on domestic policy at the centrist think tank, Third Way, talk with host Carol Castiel about the latest developments on gun control and immigration reform efforts in the US Senate and the politics of these issues, which are key components of President Obama’s second term domestic agenda. VOA US POLITICS: GUNS & IMMIGRATION John Fortier, director of the Democracy Project at the Bi-Partisan Policy Center and Sarah Trumble, an expert on domestic policy at the centrist think tank, Third Way, talk with host Carol Castiel about the latest developments on gun control and immigration reform efforts in the US Senate and the politics of these issues, which are key components of President Obama’s second term domestic agenda. http://www.voanews.com/audio/Audio/276961.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:30:00 -0400 00:30:00