THE NEW COLD WAR - Expulsion of Diplomats

"Russia vows Cold War-style retaliation over mass expulsion of diplomats" PBS NewsHour 3/26/2018

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SUMMARY:  Including the U.S., over a dozen countries announced expulsions on Monday of more than 100 Russian diplomats accused of being intelligence officials, in a united attempt to isolate and punish Russia for the alleged poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.  Nick Schifrin reports on the Trump administration’s measures, its harshest punishment of Russia to date.

"How will the global effort to expel diplomats affect Russia?" PBS NewsHour 3/26/2018

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SUMMARY:  Sixty Russian diplomats are being kicked out of the U.S. in a bid to punish the Kremlin for an attack on a former Russian spy in the UK.  Is that the right response?  Nick Schifrin gets reaction from two former State Department officials, Victoria Nuland of the Center for a New American Security and Paul Saunders of the Center for the National Interest.

TRUMP AGENDA - Diplomat Quits Because of Paris

"How Trump's Paris decision drove the top U.S. diplomat in China to quit" PBS NewsHour 6/12/2017

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SUMMARY:  Four days after President Trump announced his intention to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, the top American official in China, David Rank, tendered his resignation, citing the President's decision.  Rank, who served 27 years in the foreign service, sits down with Judy Woodruff in his first interview since stepping down.