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Nayyera Haq

MSNBC Columnist

Nayyera Haq is a broadcast journalist focusing on international security and diplomacy who previously served as a senior director at the White House, senior adviser at the State Department and spokesperson at the U.S. Treasury, where she advised the nation’s top leaders. She hosts conversations on SiriusXM talk radio and previously hosted the nightly newscast "The World Tonight," and was chief foreign affairs correspondent for the Black News Channel.

Nayyera Haq is a broadcast journalist focusing on international security and diplomacy who previously served as a senior director at the White House, senior adviser at the State Department and spokesperson at the U.S. Treasury, where she advised the nation’s top leaders. She hosts conversations on SiriusXM talk radio and previously hosted the nightly newscast "The World Tonight," and was chief foreign affairs correspondent for the Black News Channel.

Latest from Nayyera Haq

13d ago

The leadership crisis in Haiti presents the U.S. with a dilemma

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry stepped down. The situation there isn't a simple story of “uncivilized” gang members against “noble” democracy activists.
41d ago

Egypt is flexing its muscle against Israel because the United States won’t

Egypt withdrawing from its historic peace agreement with Israel could cause a domino effect throughout the Middle East.
111d ago

The dangerous desperation of Benjamin Netanyahu

While other wartime leaders have seen increases in public support, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has seen no such bump.
140d ago

Years ago, Netanyahu made a major mistake. The world is still paying the price.

Years ago, Netanyahu made a major mistake in his approach to Israel’s relationship with the U.S. — and it’s still haunting him now as he goes to war with Hamas.
170d ago

Neither Iran nor Saudi Arabia have the Palestinian people’s best interests at heart

After Hamas attacked Israel, Iran and Saudi Arabia claimed to support the plight of Palestinians. But the regimes are more interested in the U.S. and oil.
173d ago

Israeli and Palestinian leaders failed miserably. Their people will pay the price.

Hamas is at war with Israel after attacking with rockets. Now Israel plans to make Gaza and Palestinian civilians pay. Leaders on both sides have failed.
276d ago

Cutting off food to Ethiopian children is no way to respond to despicable thefts

The United States and the United Nations have cut off food aid to Ethiopia after reports show food donations being diverted away to the Ethiopian military.
330d ago

Why Sudan's power struggle is so ripe for foreign interference

What happens in Sudan echoes throughout the world, not least because global powers have taken an interest in the country's resources.
369d ago

Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ bill grew out of a poisonous American seed

Uganda's Parliament has passed a bill allowing LGBTQ people to be executed, and the White House says "there might be repercussions" if the law is enacted.
413d ago

In Syria and Turkey, politics of conflict and power obstruct aid

Turkey and Syria death toll is at 20,000 gut the politics of disaster recovery and slow churn of bureaucracy is getting in the way of saving people’s lives.
421d ago

The AP’s African American History course still has a lot to teach students

The College Board announced a revised curriculum for its Advanced Placement African American Studies course, after objections from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.