Middle East, Ukraine Trail President Obama In Asia

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April 25, 2014

President Obama is in South Korea today, on the second leg of his four-nation Asian tour, but the escalating crisis in Ukraine and the collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian talks are shadowing his visit.

Former U.S. ambassador, Under Secretary of State, and NATO representative Nicholas Burns joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to discuss the factors impacting Obama's Asia trip.

Guest

R. Nicholas Burns, professor of international relations at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He was the U.S. ambassador to NATO and and served on the National Security Council under Presidents Bush and Clinton. He tweets @RNicholasBurns.

This segment aired on April 25, 2014.

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