Interactives & Extras

Birth of a Surgeon: Data: Global Maternal Mortality

See the top ten best -- and worst -- countries for maternal mortality.

Jul 15th, 2008

Japan’s About-Face: Video: Preview

(Premieres July 8, 2008) The film "Japan's About-Face" is a remarkable window into the shifting role of the military in post-war Japanese society.

Jul 8th, 2008

Japan’s About-Face: Poll: Should the Japanese SDF participate in American military operations around the world?

Take the poll: Should the Japanese SDF participate in American military operations around the world?

Jul 8th, 2008

Japan’s About-Face: Audio: The U.S.-Japan Alliance

WIDE ANGLE speaks with Richard J. Samuels, the founding director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Japan Program, about the relationship between the U.S. and Japan.

Jul 8th, 2008

Japan’s About-Face: Filmmaker Notes: Micah Fink

Filmmaker Micah Fink talks about how and why he was granted the access necessary to make "Japan's About-Face". Fink also reflects on whether Japan is still a pacifist nation.

Jul 8th, 2008

Japan’s About-Face: Map: Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Deployments

View an interactive map of Japan's SDF deployments around the world.

Jul 8th, 2008

Heart of Darfur: Video: Jean-Marie Guéhenno Explains the Obstacles to Peace in Darfur

WIDE ANGLE spoke with Jean-Marie Guéhenno, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, about the crisis in Darfur.

Jul 1st, 2008

Heart of Darfur: Map

See the villages and towns in Darfur where major conflicts take place.

Jul 1st, 2008

Heart of Darfur: History of Sudan

A timeline of Sudan's history from its colonial past to turbulent present.

Jul 1st, 2008

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