The World Next Week https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/world-next-week A podcast that previews the world. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. News:Politics 1440 episodic The World Next Week brings a journalist’s perspective to the critical and intriguing stories developing around the globe—from Kyiv, to Pyongyang, to Capitol Hill, to Cannes. TWNW’s hosts have years of experience covering international and Washington news. Before joining CFR, Robert McMahon, managing editor of digital content, reported for the Associated Press and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Carla Anne Robbins, a senior fellow and director of the MIA Program at Baruch College’s Marxe School, was deputy editorial page editor at the New York Times and chief diplomatic correspondent at the Wall Street Journal. Council on Foreign Relations Council on Foreign Relations No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7699310/The-World-Next-Week.png The World Next Week https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/world-next-week 144 144 More Resources: The Interconnect More Resources: The Interconnect https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-the-interconnect/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-the-interconnect/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/1216f53b-d912-37ac-bc98-8dd29bd7e9b7 Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. The Interconnect, a new podcast series from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Stanford Emerging Technology Review, brings together leading minds in cutting-edge technology and foreign policy to explore recent ground-breaking developments, what’s coming over the horizon, and the implications for U.S. innovation leadership. 

 

In this featured episode, host Martin Giles sits down with CFR Technologist-in-Residence Sebastian Elbaum and Stanford Emerging Technology Review faculty council member Mark Horowitz to discuss where chip manufacturing is heading, how hardware advances are powering the new artificial intelligence (AI) era, and what the United States should prioritize in order to sustain its leadership in this crucial domain.

 

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]]> Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. The Interconnect, a new podcast series from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Stanford Emerging Technology Review, brings together leading minds in cutting-edge technology and foreign policy to explore recent ground-breaking developments, what’s coming over the horizon, and the implications for U.S. innovation leadership. 

 

In this featured episode, host Martin Giles sits down with CFR Technologist-in-Residence Sebastian Elbaum and Stanford Emerging Technology Review faculty council member Mark Horowitz to discuss where chip manufacturing is heading, how hardware advances are powering the new artificial intelligence (AI) era, and what the United States should prioritize in order to sustain its leadership in this crucial domain.

 

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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1825 full More Resources: The Foreign Affairs Interview More Resources: The Foreign Affairs Interview https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-the-foreign-affairs-interview/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-the-foreign-affairs-interview/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/1499d91d-dfb1-3870-819c-716cf08f6bf3 Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. Foreign Affairs invites you to join its editor, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, as he talks with influential thinkers and policymakers about the forces shaping the world. Whether the topic is the war in Ukraine, the United States’ competition with China, or the future of globalization, The Foreign Affairs Interview offers the kind of authoritative commentary and analysis that you can find in the magazine and on the website. In this featured episode, Dan Kurtz-Phelan speaks with Jason Furman about why the Biden administration’s economic policy fell short—and why both Democrats and Republicans should abandon what he calls their “post-neoliberal delusion.”

 

This episode was originally released by The Foreign Affairs Interview on February 13, 2025.

 

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]]> Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. Foreign Affairs invites you to join its editor, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, as he talks with influential thinkers and policymakers about the forces shaping the world. Whether the topic is the war in Ukraine, the United States’ competition with China, or the future of globalization, The Foreign Affairs Interview offers the kind of authoritative commentary and analysis that you can find in the magazine and on the website. In this featured episode, Dan Kurtz-Phelan speaks with Jason Furman about why the Biden administration’s economic policy fell short—and why both Democrats and Republicans should abandon what he calls their “post-neoliberal delusion.”

 

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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2904 full New Podcast Spotlight: The Interconnect New Podcast Spotlight: The Interconnect https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/new-podcast-spotlight-the-interconnect/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/new-podcast-spotlight-the-interconnect/#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:25:59 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/bfc13042-ddeb-3c11-8433-3fa0e08e6dc9 Emerging technologies are transforming international relations and our country’s economy. So how do we connect science and engineering labs with Washington and the world of business? 

 

The Interconnect, a new podcast series from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Stanford Emerging Technology Review, brings together leading minds in cutting-edge technology and foreign policy to explore recent ground-breaking developments, what's coming over the horizon, and the implications for U.S. innovation leadership.

 

In this featured episode, Stanford Emerging Technology Review Faculty Council Member Mark Horowitz and CFR’s technologist-in-residence Sebastian Elbaum discuss where chip manufacturing is heading, how hardware advances are powering the new artificial intelligence (AI) era, and what the United States should prioritize in order to sustain its leadership in this crucial domain.

 

Host

 

Martin Giles, Managing Editor of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review

 

Guests

 

Mark Horowitz, chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at Stanford University

 

Sebastian Elbaum, the Technologist in Residence at the Council on Foreign Relations

]]> Emerging technologies are transforming international relations and our country’s economy. So how do we connect science and engineering labs with Washington and the world of business? 

 

The Interconnect, a new podcast series from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Stanford Emerging Technology Review, brings together leading minds in cutting-edge technology and foreign policy to explore recent ground-breaking developments, what's coming over the horizon, and the implications for U.S. innovation leadership.

 

In this featured episode, Stanford Emerging Technology Review Faculty Council Member Mark Horowitz and CFR’s technologist-in-residence Sebastian Elbaum discuss where chip manufacturing is heading, how hardware advances are powering the new artificial intelligence (AI) era, and what the United States should prioritize in order to sustain its leadership in this crucial domain.

 

Host

 

Martin Giles, Managing Editor of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review

 

Guests

 

Mark Horowitz, chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at Stanford University

 

Sebastian Elbaum, the Technologist in Residence at the Council on Foreign Relations

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1827 full More Resources: Why It Matters More Resources: Why It Matters https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-why-it-matters/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-why-it-matters/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:02:45 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/6c39212e-2ae9-32ac-91fb-1097abd96306 Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. Why It Matters is explaining some of the least-understood issues that are shaping our world. Every two weeks, host Gabrielle Sierra speaks to a diverse lineup of guests with the goal of simplifying a complicated global topic. In this featured episode, Adam Segal, the Ira A. Lipman chair in emerging technologies and national security at CFR, explains how tech titans are acting as unilateral decision makers in international relations, upsetting the balance and structure of global power around the world.

 

This episode was originally released by Why It Matters on November 13, 2024.

 

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]]> Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. Why It Matters is explaining some of the least-understood issues that are shaping our world. Every two weeks, host Gabrielle Sierra speaks to a diverse lineup of guests with the goal of simplifying a complicated global topic. In this featured episode, Adam Segal, the Ira A. Lipman chair in emerging technologies and national security at CFR, explains how tech titans are acting as unilateral decision makers in international relations, upsetting the balance and structure of global power around the world.

 

This episode was originally released by Why It Matters on November 13, 2024.

 

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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2193 full More Resources: The President's Inbox More Resources: The President's Inbox https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-the-presidents-inbox/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-the-presidents-inbox/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:15:01 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/41a38f4f-4c1b-3bb5-8e4f-4fce481bef19 Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. The President’s Inbox goes beyond the headlines as host James M. Lindsay speaks with leading experts about how the United States should respond to global challenges and opportunities that are shaping the future. In this featured episode, Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for the Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, shares how the Israel-Hamas cease-fire over Gaza came together, what the agreement requires each side to do, and what could come next.

 

This episode was originally released by The President’s Inbox on January 28, 2025.

 

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]]> Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. The President’s Inbox goes beyond the headlines as host James M. Lindsay speaks with leading experts about how the United States should respond to global challenges and opportunities that are shaping the future. In this featured episode, Steven A. Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for the Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, shares how the Israel-Hamas cease-fire over Gaza came together, what the agreement requires each side to do, and what could come next.

 

This episode was originally released by The President’s Inbox on January 28, 2025.

 

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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1884 full More Resources: CFR Newsletters More Resources: CFR Newsletters https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-cfr-newsletters/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/more-resources-cfr-newsletters/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:39:12 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/cfd35729-601c-3c6f-b19d-29bcad9c3217 Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. CFR newsletters bring you a wide range of expert insights in an easy-to-read email straight to your inbox. 

 

The World This Week, delivered every Friday

 

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]]> Missing The World Next Week? Host Robert McMahon shares his favorite CFR resources for news and analysis on foreign policy and global affairs. CFR newsletters bring you a wide range of expert insights in an easy-to-read email straight to your inbox. 

 

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The Daily News Brief, delivered every weekday morning

 

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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 75 full SERIES FINALE: Trump Addresses Davos, Gaza Navigates Cease-Fire, 2025 Elections Loom, and More SERIES FINALE: Trump Addresses Davos, Gaza Navigates Cease-Fire, 2025 Elections Loom, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/series-finale-trump-addresses-davos-gaza-navigates-cease-fire-2025-elections-loom-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/series-finale-trump-addresses-davos-gaza-navigates-cease-fire-2025-elections-loom-and-more/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:49:56 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/57e3ff06-0a8b-3a58-9504-6a7043ceea7a In this live series finale, Bob and Carla discuss the most pressing international news stories with special guest Deborah Amos. President Donald Trump virtually attends the annual Davos summit where he will address corporate and government leaders just three days after his inauguration; the next phase of hostage and prisoner swaps is due as part of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal; a tightly controlled presidential election in Belarus kicks off a new year of consequential elections around the globe; and TikTok is revived in the United States—for now— after President Trump forestalled the app’s initial ban.

 

This episode was originally produced live on January 21, 2025.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Megan Brenan, “Americans' Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low,” Gallup

 

Watch The World Next Week's final episode live podcast taping on YouTube.

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/series-finale-trump-addresses-davos-gaza-navigates-cease-fire-2025-elections-loom-and-more

]]> In this live series finale, Bob and Carla discuss the most pressing international news stories with special guest Deborah Amos. President Donald Trump virtually attends the annual Davos summit where he will address corporate and government leaders just three days after his inauguration; the next phase of hostage and prisoner swaps is due as part of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal; a tightly controlled presidential election in Belarus kicks off a new year of consequential elections around the globe; and TikTok is revived in the United States—for now— after President Trump forestalled the app’s initial ban.

 

This episode was originally produced live on January 21, 2025.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Megan Brenan, “Americans' Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low,” Gallup

 

Watch The World Next Week's final episode live podcast taping on YouTube.

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/series-finale-trump-addresses-davos-gaza-navigates-cease-fire-2025-elections-loom-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 3088 full Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire, Trump’s First Immigration Moves, Russia’s and Iran’s New Partnership, and More Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire, Trump’s First Immigration Moves, Russia’s and Iran’s New Partnership, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/israel-hamas-cease-fire-trump-s-first-immigration-moves-russia-s-and-iran-s-new-partnership-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/israel-hamas-cease-fire-trump-s-first-immigration-moves-russia-s-and-iran-s-new-partnership-and-more/#comments Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:28:47 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/6fcefbf3-d26a-3837-a69b-ec0f1c95f266 Israel and Hamas reach a cease-fire deal aimed at exchanging hostages and prisoners while seeking a longer-term pause in fighting; the incoming Donald Trump administration weighs ambitious moves on immigration; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign off on a twenty-year partnership agreement; and students in Serbia protest violations of civil rights.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Antony Blinken, “U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Biden Record in the Middle East—and What Comes Next,” Atlantic Council

 

Steven A. Cook, Elliott Abrams, and Elise Labott, “Virtual Media Briefing: The Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal,” CFR.org

 

“Serbia: ‘A Digital Prison’: Surveillance and the Suppression of Civil Society in Serbia,” Amnesty International

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/israel-hamas-cease-fire-trumps-first-immigration-moves-russia-iran-new-partnership

]]> Israel and Hamas reach a cease-fire deal aimed at exchanging hostages and prisoners while seeking a longer-term pause in fighting; the incoming Donald Trump administration weighs ambitious moves on immigration; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign off on a twenty-year partnership agreement; and students in Serbia protest violations of civil rights.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Antony Blinken, “U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Biden Record in the Middle East—and What Comes Next,” Atlantic Council

 

Steven A. Cook, Elliott Abrams, and Elise Labott, “Virtual Media Briefing: The Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal,” CFR.org

 

“Serbia: ‘A Digital Prison’: Surveillance and the Suppression of Civil Society in Serbia,” Amnesty International


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/israel-hamas-cease-fire-trumps-first-immigration-moves-russia-iran-new-partnership

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2219 full Hegseth Faces Senate Hearing, SCOTUS Hears TikTok Case, Canada Weighs Future Leadership, and More Hegseth Faces Senate Hearing, SCOTUS Hears TikTok Case, Canada Weighs Future Leadership, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/hegseth-faces-senate-hearing-scotus-hears-tiktok-case-canada-weighs-future-leadership-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/hegseth-faces-senate-hearing-scotus-hears-tiktok-case-canada-weighs-future-leadership-and-more/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:14:30 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/f8bcac5b-d8cf-3bc7-9f34-f9ed66edf110 President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee; the Supreme Court hears arguments over the Joe Biden administration’s imminent banning of TikTok; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation prompts questions on the future of U.S.-Canada trade relations; and Europe’s eastern states confront energy issues after Ukraine stops the flow of Russian gas through its territory.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Amanda Coletta, “‘Hot Mess’: Trudeau’s Turmoil Draws Trump’s Taunts,” Washington Post

 

Robert Kagan, “Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine,” The Atlantic

 

Adam Segal and Zoë Moore, “What’s Next for TikTok: Ban, Sell, or Presidential Reprieve?” CFR.org

 

Varun Sivaram, “Five Climate Realism Insights on California’s Wildfires,” CFR.org

 

Trisha Thadani and Will Oremus, “Meta Embraces Fact-Checking Program That X Users Say Is Like ‘Whack-a-Mole’,” Washington Post

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/hegseth-faces-senate-hearing-scotus-hears-tiktok-case-canada-weighs-future-leadership-and-more

]]> President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee; the Supreme Court hears arguments over the Joe Biden administration’s imminent banning of TikTok; Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation prompts questions on the future of U.S.-Canada trade relations; and Europe’s eastern states confront energy issues after Ukraine stops the flow of Russian gas through its territory.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Amanda Coletta, “‘Hot Mess’: Trudeau’s Turmoil Draws Trump’s Taunts,” Washington Post

 

Robert Kagan, “Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine,” The Atlantic

 

Adam Segal and Zoë Moore, “What’s Next for TikTok: Ban, Sell, or Presidential Reprieve?” CFR.org

 

Varun Sivaram, “Five Climate Realism Insights on California’s Wildfires,” CFR.org

 

Trisha Thadani and Will Oremus, “Meta Embraces Fact-Checking Program That X Users Say Is Like ‘Whack-a-Mole’,” Washington Post


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/hegseth-faces-senate-hearing-scotus-hears-tiktok-case-canada-weighs-future-leadership-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2772 full The World Next Year: Wars, New Governments, and Stormy Weather to Watch in 2025 The World Next Year: Wars, New Governments, and Stormy Weather to Watch in 2025 https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/world-next-year-wars-new-governments-stormy-weather-watch-2025/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/world-next-year-wars-new-governments-stormy-weather-watch-2025/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:31:19 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/1b64b696-0215-328d-9802-6f7ce5e8d03b In this special year-end episode, hosts Bob McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins sit down with the New York Times’ chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe Steven Erlanger to review the biggest stories of the past year and discuss developments to watch in 2025. They analyze the conflicts and political developments in the Middle East and Europe, President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his national security team, the state of democracy worldwide, and more.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

James M. Lindsay, “Ten Elections to Watch in 2025,” CFR.org

 

National Centers for Environmental Information, “Monthly Global Climate Report for October 2024,” NCEI.NOAA.gov

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/world-next-year-wars-new-governments-stormy-weather-watch-2025

]]> In this special year-end episode, hosts Bob McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins sit down with the New York Times’ chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe Steven Erlanger to review the biggest stories of the past year and discuss developments to watch in 2025. They analyze the conflicts and political developments in the Middle East and Europe, President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his national security team, the state of democracy worldwide, and more.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

James M. Lindsay, “Ten Elections to Watch in 2025,” CFR.org

 

National Centers for Environmental Information, “Monthly Global Climate Report for October 2024,” NCEI.NOAA.gov

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/world-next-year-wars-new-governments-stormy-weather-watch-2025

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2974 full Syrians Plot Transition, Turmoil in Georgia and Romania, UK Joins Trans-Pacific Trade Deal, and More Syrians Plot Transition, Turmoil in Georgia and Romania, UK Joins Trans-Pacific Trade Deal, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/syrians-plot-transition-turmoil-georgia-romania-uk-joins-trans-pacific-trade-deal-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/syrians-plot-transition-turmoil-georgia-romania-uk-joins-trans-pacific-trade-deal-and-more/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:55:14 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/1915c9bd-1aa1-3bc9-b860-eb35e5347369 Syrians begin the early stages of government formation as global and regional powers scramble to devise a strategy for Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad; Georgians protest their government’s postponement of European Union (EU) membership talks as Romanians look for answers following the cancellation of their presidential election results; the United Kingdom (UK) accedes to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership; and China opens an anti-monopoly case against U.S. chipmaker Nvidia.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Luke Allnutt et al., “Romania's 'King Of TikTok' Tied To Alleged Scheme Boosting Far-Right Presidential Candidate,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

 

Veronica Anghel, “Why Romania Just Canceled Its Presidential Election,” Journal of Democracy

 

Thomas Graham, “What Assad’s Fall Means for Russia in the Middle East,” CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at:

https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/syrians-plot-transition-turmoil-georgia-romania-uk-joins-trans-pacific-trade-deal-and-more

]]> Syrians begin the early stages of government formation as global and regional powers scramble to devise a strategy for Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad; Georgians protest their government’s postponement of European Union (EU) membership talks as Romanians look for answers following the cancellation of their presidential election results; the United Kingdom (UK) accedes to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership; and China opens an anti-monopoly case against U.S. chipmaker Nvidia.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Luke Allnutt et al., “Romania's 'King Of TikTok' Tied To Alleged Scheme Boosting Far-Right Presidential Candidate,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

 

Veronica Anghel, “Why Romania Just Canceled Its Presidential Election,” Journal of Democracy

 

Thomas Graham, “What Assad’s Fall Means for Russia in the Middle East,” CFR.org


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at:

https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/syrians-plot-transition-turmoil-georgia-romania-uk-joins-trans-pacific-trade-deal-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1974 full Turmoil in South Korea, French Government Collapses, Syrian Rebels Reignite Conflict, and More Turmoil in South Korea, French Government Collapses, Syrian Rebels Reignite Conflict, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/turmoil-in-south-korea-french-government-collapses-syrian-rebels-reignite-conflict-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/turmoil-in-south-korea-french-government-collapses-syrian-rebels-reignite-conflict-and-more/#comments Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:56:48 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/b0e51842-3ba2-315d-a6e1-6e99dddc7130 Impeachment looms for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law spurred mass protests; French lawmakers passed the first no-confidence vote in more than sixty years, as the country is set to mark the the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral; Syrian rebels continue a surprise offensive against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime after seizing the cities of Aleppo and Hama; and U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump threatens 100 percent tariffs on BRICS nations.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven A. Cook, “What Syria’s Revived Civil War Means for the Region,” CFR.org

 

John Deluray, “Martial Law in South Korea,” CFR.org

 

Sarah Jeong, “Six Hours Under Martial Law in Seoul,” The Verge

 

Brad W. Setser, X

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/turmoil-south-korea-french-government-collapses-syrian-rebels-reignite-conflict-and-more 

]]> Impeachment looms for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law spurred mass protests; French lawmakers passed the first no-confidence vote in more than sixty years, as the country is set to mark the the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral; Syrian rebels continue a surprise offensive against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime after seizing the cities of Aleppo and Hama; and U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump threatens 100 percent tariffs on BRICS nations.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven A. Cook, “What Syria’s Revived Civil War Means for the Region,” CFR.org

 

John Deluray, “Martial Law in South Korea,” CFR.org

 

Sarah Jeong, “Six Hours Under Martial Law in Seoul,” The Verge

 

Brad W. Setser, X

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/turmoil-south-korea-french-government-collapses-syrian-rebels-reignite-conflict-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1705 full U.S. ATACMS for Ukraine, COP29 Wraps Up, Cease-Fire Negotiations in Lebanon, and More U.S. ATACMS for Ukraine, COP29 Wraps Up, Cease-Fire Negotiations in Lebanon, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/us-atacms-for-ukraine-cop29-wraps-up-cease-fire-negotiations-in-lebanon-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/us-atacms-for-ukraine-cop29-wraps-up-cease-fire-negotiations-in-lebanon-and-more/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:48:38 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/d8680dd1-1425-3f53-bede-cd3757eead23 The White House authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-made, long-range army tactical missile systems (ATACMS) missiles to hit targets within Russian territory; the UN climate change conference (COP29) wraps up in Baku, Azerbaijan, where progress on climate finance has been notably slow; negotiations for a cease-fire continues in the Middle East, with hopes for an agreement between Israel and Hezbollah; and thousands protest for Māori rights throughout New Zealand.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Clara Fong, “Understanding the Global Push for Climate Finance,” CFR.org

 

“Māori Lawmakers Perform a Haka to Protest against Indigenous Treaty Bill,” NBC News

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/us-atacms-ukraine-cop29-wraps-cease-fire-negotiations-lebanon-and-more  

]]> The White House authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-made, long-range army tactical missile systems (ATACMS) missiles to hit targets within Russian territory; the UN climate change conference (COP29) wraps up in Baku, Azerbaijan, where progress on climate finance has been notably slow; negotiations for a cease-fire continues in the Middle East, with hopes for an agreement between Israel and Hezbollah; and thousands protest for Māori rights throughout New Zealand.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Clara Fong, “Understanding the Global Push for Climate Finance,” CFR.org

 

“Māori Lawmakers Perform a Haka to Protest against Indigenous Treaty Bill,” NBC News

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/us-atacms-ukraine-cop29-wraps-cease-fire-negotiations-lebanon-and-more  

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1656 full TWNW Special: Why the World Next Week Matters TWNW Special: Why the World Next Week Matters https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-why-the-world-next-week-matters/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-why-the-world-next-week-matters/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:11:26 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/fea97584-1f2d-3202-852a-c1e502b70178 Tumultuous events have rocked the last four years: the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s largest land war in eighty years, and an escalating Middle Eastern conflict between Israel and Iran-backed forces. On top of that, the United States faces an intensifying geopolitical struggle with China and Russia. Now, U.S. President Joe Biden is running out of time to secure his legacy while the transition to a second Donald Trump administration comes sharply into focus. The U.S. president-elect has been quickly nominating leaders to his cabinet and receiving calls from foreign leaders. Why It Matters sits down with the hosts of The World Next Week to talk about what the United States–and a closely watching world–should expect in the weeks and months to come as incoming President Trump takes office.

 

Mentioned on this Episode

 

Peter Baker, “A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election,” New York Times 

 

Helene Cooper and Maggie Haberman, “Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary,” New York Times

 

Abigail Hauslohner and Dan Lamothe, “Fear, Celebration As Washington Scrutinizes Trump Pick to Run Pentagon,” Washington Post

 

“Trumpworld 2.0: Who Is Joining the Trump Administration?” NBC News

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-why-world-next-week-matters

]]> Tumultuous events have rocked the last four years: the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s largest land war in eighty years, and an escalating Middle Eastern conflict between Israel and Iran-backed forces. On top of that, the United States faces an intensifying geopolitical struggle with China and Russia. Now, U.S. President Joe Biden is running out of time to secure his legacy while the transition to a second Donald Trump administration comes sharply into focus. The U.S. president-elect has been quickly nominating leaders to his cabinet and receiving calls from foreign leaders. Why It Matters sits down with the hosts of The World Next Week to talk about what the United States–and a closely watching world–should expect in the weeks and months to come as incoming President Trump takes office.

 

Mentioned on this Episode

 

Peter Baker, “A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election,” New York Times 

 

Helene Cooper and Maggie Haberman, “Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary,” New York Times

 

Abigail Hauslohner and Dan Lamothe, “Fear, Celebration As Washington Scrutinizes Trump Pick to Run Pentagon,” Washington Post

 

“Trumpworld 2.0: Who Is Joining the Trump Administration?” NBC News

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-why-world-next-week-matters

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2265 full World Reacts to Trump Win, Israel’s Gaza Aid Deadline Nears, Azerbaijan’s Climate Summit, and More World Reacts to Trump Win, Israel’s Gaza Aid Deadline Nears, Azerbaijan’s Climate Summit, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/world-reacts-to-trump-win-israel-s-gaza-aid-deadline-nears-azerbaijan-s-climate-summit-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/world-reacts-to-trump-win-israel-s-gaza-aid-deadline-nears-azerbaijan-s-climate-summit-and-more/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:02:48 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e6482a52-e750-396a-94c9-1641e405dd1b World leaders express hopes for cooperation with the United States after former President Donald Trump’s comeback election win; Israel faces a deadline to increase humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip or risk restrictions on U.S. military funding; Azerbaijan prepares to host the twenty-ninth UN climate conference (COP29) as concerns grow that climate targets could fall short; and Moldova’s election spurs hopes of European Union ties.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Clea Caulcutt, Barbara Moens, Nicholas Vinocur, “Macron to Europe: We Need to Become ‘Omnivores’ After Trump’s Victory,” Politico

 

Alice Hill, “COP29 Summit in Baku: What to Expect,” CFR.org

 

“Trump and the Future of American Power: A Conversation With Stephen Kotkin,” Foreign Affairs

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/world-reacts-trump-win-israels-gaza-aid-deadline-nears-azerbaijans-climate-summit-and-more 

]]> World leaders express hopes for cooperation with the United States after former President Donald Trump’s comeback election win; Israel faces a deadline to increase humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip or risk restrictions on U.S. military funding; Azerbaijan prepares to host the twenty-ninth UN climate conference (COP29) as concerns grow that climate targets could fall short; and Moldova’s election spurs hopes of European Union ties.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Clea Caulcutt, Barbara Moens, Nicholas Vinocur, “Macron to Europe: We Need to Become ‘Omnivores’ After Trump’s Victory,” Politico

 

Alice Hill, “COP29 Summit in Baku: What to Expect,” CFR.org

 

“Trump and the Future of American Power: A Conversation With Stephen Kotkin,” Foreign Affairs

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/world-reacts-trump-win-israels-gaza-aid-deadline-nears-azerbaijans-climate-summit-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1819 full TWNW Special: Surveying Foreign Media Coverage of U.S. Election 2024 TWNW Special: Surveying Foreign Media Coverage of U.S. Election 2024 https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-surveying-foreign-media-coverage-of-us-election-2024/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-surveying-foreign-media-coverage-of-us-election-2024/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:13:51 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/71ea4872-76dc-3977-9caf-562fd5464750 In this special episode of The World Next Week, hosts Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins discuss how news outlets around the world are reporting on the November 5 U.S. elections and how it reflects on public and government interests. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

American Evolution 2024, The Straits Times

 

Pierre Breteau, “2024 U.S. Presidential Election: Try Our Swing State Results Simulator,” Le Monde

 

Campaign Notebook, International Edition, Columbia Journalism Review

 

Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart, The Rest is Politics, Goalhanger

 

Emilio Casalicchio, “Meet the Gun-Toting Brits Who Will Vote for Donald Trump,” Politico Europe

 

Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci, The Rest Is Politics: US

 

James M. Lindsay, “Election 2024: How to Respond to the Axis of Autocracies,” CFR.org

 

The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy, CFR.org

 

“Why Is the World Obsessed with the U.S. Election? Ask Germany,” Why It Matters

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/twnw-special-surveying-foreign-media-coverage-us-election-2024 

]]> In this special episode of The World Next Week, hosts Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins discuss how news outlets around the world are reporting on the November 5 U.S. elections and how it reflects on public and government interests. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

American Evolution 2024, The Straits Times

 

Pierre Breteau, “2024 U.S. Presidential Election: Try Our Swing State Results Simulator,” Le Monde

 

Campaign Notebook, International Edition, Columbia Journalism Review

 

Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart, The Rest is Politics, Goalhanger

 

Emilio Casalicchio, “Meet the Gun-Toting Brits Who Will Vote for Donald Trump,” Politico Europe

 

Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci, The Rest Is Politics: US

 

James M. Lindsay, “Election 2024: How to Respond to the Axis of Autocracies,” CFR.org

 

The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy, CFR.org

 

“Why Is the World Obsessed with the U.S. Election? Ask Germany,” Why It Matters

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/twnw-special-surveying-foreign-media-coverage-us-election-2024 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1652 full France Presses for Lebanon Aid, Japan Holds Snap Election, Georgia’s Divided Vote, and More France Presses for Lebanon Aid, Japan Holds Snap Election, Georgia’s Divided Vote, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/france-presses-for-lebanon-aid-japan-holds-snap-election-georgia-s-divided-vote-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/france-presses-for-lebanon-aid-japan-holds-snap-election-georgia-s-divided-vote-and-more/#comments Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:36:15 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/b46cee51-1b2b-3a2f-a186-4dbd79b66b3e France seeks to spur international support for humanitarian aid for Lebanon as fighting grinds on between Israel and Hezbollah; Japan holds a snap general election as Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru hopes to rally the embattled and longtime ruling Liberal Democratic Party; Georgia heads to the polls in an election that could shift the country away from the European Union and firmly into Russia’s orbit; and China and India reach a border deal.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Mariel Ferragamo, “What Is the BRICS Group and Why Is It Expanding?,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/france-presses-lebanon-aid-japan-holds-snap-election-georgias-divided-vote-and-more

]]> France seeks to spur international support for humanitarian aid for Lebanon as fighting grinds on between Israel and Hezbollah; Japan holds a snap general election as Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru hopes to rally the embattled and longtime ruling Liberal Democratic Party; Georgia heads to the polls in an election that could shift the country away from the European Union and firmly into Russia’s orbit; and China and India reach a border deal.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Mariel Ferragamo, “What Is the BRICS Group and Why Is It Expanding?,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/france-presses-lebanon-aid-japan-holds-snap-election-georgias-divided-vote-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1541 full Russia Hosts BRICS Summit, EU Leaders Talk Migration, UN Biodiversity Summit Kicks Off, and More Russia Hosts BRICS Summit, EU Leaders Talk Migration, UN Biodiversity Summit Kicks Off, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-hosts-brics-summit-eu-leaders-talk-migration-un-biodiversity-summit-kicks-off-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-hosts-brics-summit-eu-leaders-talk-migration-un-biodiversity-summit-kicks-off-and-more/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:11:28 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/b23c569e-d57b-31c4-a578-a7d1078d2409 The summit of the BRICS group begins in Russia, the first meeting since formally welcoming Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates into the bloc; European leaders discuss migration after a series of calls for speedier deportations and revised asylum processes; Colombia hosts the UN Biodiversity Summit; and Canada expels six Indian diplomats tied to the murder of a Sikh separatist.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“The Drug Lords’ Side-Hustle: Smuggling Macaws, Jaguars and Frogs,” The Economist

 

“Living Planet Report 2024,” World Wildlife Fund

 

“A Warning Sign: Where Biodiversity Loss Is Happening Around the World,” World Wildlife Fund

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/russia-hosts-brics-summit-eu-leaders-talk-migration-un-biodiversity-summit-kicks-and-more 

]]> The summit of the BRICS group begins in Russia, the first meeting since formally welcoming Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates into the bloc; European leaders discuss migration after a series of calls for speedier deportations and revised asylum processes; Colombia hosts the UN Biodiversity Summit; and Canada expels six Indian diplomats tied to the murder of a Sikh separatist.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“The Drug Lords’ Side-Hustle: Smuggling Macaws, Jaguars and Frogs,” The Economist

 

“Living Planet Report 2024,” World Wildlife Fund

 

“A Warning Sign: Where Biodiversity Loss Is Happening Around the World,” World Wildlife Fund

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/russia-hosts-brics-summit-eu-leaders-talk-migration-un-biodiversity-summit-kicks-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1732 165 full Meddling in U.S. Elections, Florida Reels from Twin Storms, Nobel Peace Laureate to Be Named, and More Meddling in U.S. Elections, Florida Reels from Twin Storms, Nobel Peace Laureate to Be Named, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/meddling-in-us-elections-florida-reels-from-twin-storms-nobel-peace-laureate-to-be-named-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/meddling-in-us-elections-florida-reels-from-twin-storms-nobel-peace-laureate-to-be-named-and-more/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:55:21 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/ebc12be8-3145-38a2-bccf-9d703339b7bc Intelligence officials warn of foreign meddling in the U.S. presidential and congressional elections; Hurricane Milton marks second straight weather blow to the U.S. southeast; this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner is announced in Norway; and Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico vows to block Ukraine’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy, CFR.org

 

Virtual Media Briefing: Technology and Electoral Dynamics, Council on Foreign Relations and Brookings Institution

 

“Malala Yousafzai: Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2014,” Nobel Prize

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/meddling-us-elections-florida-reels-twin-storms-nobel-peace-laureate-be-named-and-more 

]]> Intelligence officials warn of foreign meddling in the U.S. presidential and congressional elections; Hurricane Milton marks second straight weather blow to the U.S. southeast; this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner is announced in Norway; and Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico vows to block Ukraine’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy, CFR.org

 

Virtual Media Briefing: Technology and Electoral Dynamics, Council on Foreign Relations and Brookings Institution

 

“Malala Yousafzai: Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2014,” Nobel Prize


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/meddling-us-elections-florida-reels-twin-storms-nobel-peace-laureate-be-named-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1750 full Iran-Israel Escalation, Harris and Trump Seek Hispanic Vote, Biden in Germany, and More Iran-Israel Escalation, Harris and Trump Seek Hispanic Vote, Biden in Germany, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/iran-israel-escalation-harris-and-trump-seek-hispanic-vote-biden-in-germany-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/iran-israel-escalation-harris-and-trump-seek-hispanic-vote-biden-in-germany-and-more/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:12:54 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/80989560-55e6-34a8-9bc1-8cf629b7c27e Hostilities between Iran and Israel reach a new level after Israel’s ground invasion in southern Lebanon and the latest Iranian missile attack on Israel; U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hold separate town halls to reach undecided Hispanic voters; U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Germany to shore up military support for Ukraine; and Norway considers building a fence on its border with Russia.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

One Year Later: U.S. Policy Options in the Israel-Hamas War, Council on Foreign Relations

 

Virtual Media Briefing: Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East a Year After the Hamas Attack, Council on Foreign Relations

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/iran-israel-escalation-harris-and-trump-seek-hispanic-vote-biden-germany-and-more

]]> Hostilities between Iran and Israel reach a new level after Israel’s ground invasion in southern Lebanon and the latest Iranian missile attack on Israel; U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hold separate town halls to reach undecided Hispanic voters; U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Germany to shore up military support for Ukraine; and Norway considers building a fence on its border with Russia.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

One Year Later: U.S. Policy Options in the Israel-Hamas War, Council on Foreign Relations

 

Virtual Media Briefing: Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East a Year After the Hamas Attack, Council on Foreign Relations

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/iran-israel-escalation-harris-and-trump-seek-hispanic-vote-biden-germany-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1794 full Zelenskyy’s Diplomatic Drive, Japan’s New Leader, U.S. and Canadian Tariffs on China’s EVs, and More Zelenskyy’s Diplomatic Drive, Japan’s New Leader, U.S. and Canadian Tariffs on China’s EVs, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/zelenskyy-s-diplomatic-drive-japan-s-new-leader-us-and-canadian-tariffs-on-china-s-evs-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/zelenskyy-s-diplomatic-drive-japan-s-new-leader-us-and-canadian-tariffs-on-china-s-evs-and-more/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:16:08 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/0f36571a-1ea7-3360-be56-c867ea45d5db Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy intensifies efforts to galvanize greater political and financial support; Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect a new leader to become the next prime minister; the United States and Canada each impose a 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs); and Sri Lanka’s new president, Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake, calls for national elections.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Kimberly Clausing and Mary E. Lovely, “Why Trump's Tariff Proposals Would Harm Working Americans,” Peterson Institute for International Economics

 

Joshua Yaffa, “Volodymyr Zelenskyy Has a Plan for Ukraine’s Victory,” New Yorker

 

Sheila A. Smith, “The LDP Leadership Race: Six More Join, a Field of Nine,” CFR.org

 

Sheila A. Smith, “The LDP Leadership Race: The Early Birds,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/zelenskyys-diplomatic-drive-japans-new-leader-us-and-canadian-tariffs-chinas-evs-and-more 

]]> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy intensifies efforts to galvanize greater political and financial support; Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect a new leader to become the next prime minister; the United States and Canada each impose a 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs); and Sri Lanka’s new president, Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake, calls for national elections.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Kimberly Clausing and Mary E. Lovely, “Why Trump's Tariff Proposals Would Harm Working Americans,” Peterson Institute for International Economics

 

Joshua Yaffa, “Volodymyr Zelenskyy Has a Plan for Ukraine’s Victory,” New Yorker

 

Sheila A. Smith, “The LDP Leadership Race: Six More Join, a Field of Nine,” CFR.org

 

Sheila A. Smith, “The LDP Leadership Race: The Early Birds,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/zelenskyys-diplomatic-drive-japans-new-leader-us-and-canadian-tariffs-chinas-evs-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1707 full UN Meets in Tense Times, Pager Explosions Rattle Hezbollah, Biden’s Last Quad Summit, and More UN Meets in Tense Times, Pager Explosions Rattle Hezbollah, Biden’s Last Quad Summit, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/un-meets-in-tense-times-pager-explosions-rattle-hezbollah-biden-s-last-quad-summit-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/un-meets-in-tense-times-pager-explosions-rattle-hezbollah-biden-s-last-quad-summit-and-more/#comments Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:48:08 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/70477fc5-10da-3cef-a65a-35315a1c1bd4 The UN General Assembly begins its seventy-ninth high-level debate amid questions about its limited role in resolving major conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; fears of a wider regional war grow as Hezbollah vows retaliation against Israel after thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon; U.S. President Joe Biden hosts the leaders of the Quad in Wilmington, Delaware, to strengthen coordination in the Indo-Pacific region; and Russia seeks to add 180,000 troops to its army.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

A Conversation With U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Council on Foreign Relations

 

Ronen Bergman, Sheera Frenkel, and Hwaida Saad, “How Israel Built a Modern-Day Trojan Horse: Exploding Pagers,” New York Times

 

Natalie Caloca and Paul B. Stares, “Security Challenges Cloud UN’s Summit of the Future”, CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/un-meets-tense-times-pager-explosions-rattle-hezbollah-bidens-last-quad-summit-and-more 

]]> The UN General Assembly begins its seventy-ninth high-level debate amid questions about its limited role in resolving major conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East; fears of a wider regional war grow as Hezbollah vows retaliation against Israel after thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon; U.S. President Joe Biden hosts the leaders of the Quad in Wilmington, Delaware, to strengthen coordination in the Indo-Pacific region; and Russia seeks to add 180,000 troops to its army.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

A Conversation With U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Council on Foreign Relations

 

Ronen Bergman, Sheera Frenkel, and Hwaida Saad, “How Israel Built a Modern-Day Trojan Horse: Exploding Pagers,” New York Times

 

Natalie Caloca and Paul B. Stares, “Security Challenges Cloud UN’s Summit of the Future”, CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/un-meets-tense-times-pager-explosions-rattle-hezbollah-bidens-last-quad-summit-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1908 full Congress’s Funding Battle, Iran Sends Missiles to Russia, Orbán Defies the EU, and More Congress’s Funding Battle, Iran Sends Missiles to Russia, Orbán Defies the EU, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/congress-s-funding-battle-iran-sends-missiles-to-russia-orban-defies-the-eu-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/congress-s-funding-battle-iran-sends-missiles-to-russia-orban-defies-the-eu-and-more/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:20:16 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/7717d63e-2f2e-32cb-b547-b220bbfd8d8b The U.S. Congress returns from its summer recess to try to pass a budget for federal discretionary programs before the fiscal year ends and avoid a government shutdown; the United States and other Western allies accuse Iran of transferring ballistic missiles to Russia, raising concerns over intensified strikes on Ukraine; Hungary faces a second deadline to pay a $221 million fine for breaking European Union asylum law, which President Viktor Orbán remains unwilling to follow; and China gifts Cambodia two newly built Type 056 corvette warships, raising questions about Beijing’s naval ambitions.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Zongyuan Zoe Liu, “Tracking China’s Control of Overseas Ports,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/congresss-funding-battle-iran-sends-missiles-russia-orban-defies-eu-and-more 

]]> The U.S. Congress returns from its summer recess to try to pass a budget for federal discretionary programs before the fiscal year ends and avoid a government shutdown; the United States and other Western allies accuse Iran of transferring ballistic missiles to Russia, raising concerns over intensified strikes on Ukraine; Hungary faces a second deadline to pay a $221 million fine for breaking European Union asylum law, which President Viktor Orbán remains unwilling to follow; and China gifts Cambodia two newly built Type 056 corvette warships, raising questions about Beijing’s naval ambitions.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Zongyuan Zoe Liu, “Tracking China’s Control of Overseas Ports,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/congresss-funding-battle-iran-sends-missiles-russia-orban-defies-eu-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1833 164 full Gaza’s Troubled Cease-Fire Efforts, Harris and Trump Debate, Toronto International Film Fest, and More Gaza’s Troubled Cease-Fire Efforts, Harris and Trump Debate, Toronto International Film Fest, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/gaza-s-troubled-cease-fire-efforts-harris-and-trump-debate-toronto-international-film-fest-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/gaza-s-troubled-cease-fire-efforts-harris-and-trump-debate-toronto-international-film-fest-and-more/#comments Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:27:07 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/aed7a66d-cd82-335b-8324-c82708cc3146 The United States, Egypt, and Qatar prepare another cease-fire proposal after Hamas killed six Israeli hostages and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu demanded control of the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border; Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hold their first presidential debate; the Toronto International Film Festival showcases independent films spanning from Hungary to Georgia and more; and the United States seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s plane.  

 

What to Watch at Toronto International Film Festival

 

Edward Berger, Conclave

 

William Bridges, All of You

 

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

 

Dea Kulumbegashvili, April

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Brett Goldstein, Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, Shrinking

 

Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence, Ted Lasso

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/gazas-troubled-cease-fire-efforts-harris-and-trump-debate-toronto-international-film-fest 

]]> The United States, Egypt, and Qatar prepare another cease-fire proposal after Hamas killed six Israeli hostages and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu demanded control of the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border; Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hold their first presidential debate; the Toronto International Film Festival showcases independent films spanning from Hungary to Georgia and more; and the United States seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s plane.  

 

What to Watch at Toronto International Film Festival

 

Edward Berger, Conclave

 

William Bridges, All of You

 

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

 

Dea Kulumbegashvili, April

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Brett Goldstein, Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, Shrinking

 

Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence, Ted Lasso

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/gazas-troubled-cease-fire-efforts-harris-and-trump-debate-toronto-international-film-fest 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1692 full The Stakes in Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive, Stopping Mpox Spread, Nuclear Arms Race Returns, and More The Stakes in Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive, Stopping Mpox Spread, Nuclear Arms Race Returns, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/the-stakes-in-ukraine-s-kursk-offensive-stopping-mpox-spread-nuclear-arms-race-returns-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/the-stakes-in-ukraine-s-kursk-offensive-stopping-mpox-spread-nuclear-arms-race-returns-and-more/#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2024 18:21:14 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/30d971a2-69de-3db8-9882-ee651a7dd7c0 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the incursion into Kursk is an important step towards ending the war with Russia, but Ukraine is facing a major test in its own Donbas battlefields; the intensifying mpox outbreak places additional strain on the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding African nations; heightened security tensions spur the United States, keeping nuclear defense planners busy; and the Taliban bans the voices of women and girls in public. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Countries Should Act Faster to Curb the Spread of Mpox,” The Economist

 

“If a China and America War Went Nuclear, Who Would Win?,” The Economist

 

Allison Krugman and Chloe Searchinger, “Mpox Vaccine Tracker: Millions Pledged, Millions Still to Be Delivered,” Think Global Health

 

David E. Sanger, “Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat,” New York Times

 

Lara Seligman, “U.S.-Made F-16 Jet Fighter Crashes in Ukraine,” Wall Street Journal

 

“Ukraine’s Attack on Kursk, With Liana Fix,” The President’s Inbox

 

“Ukraine Pushes Into Russia, 2024 DNC Begins, Foreign Hacking Targets Trump and Harris, and More,” The World Next Week

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/stakes-ukraines-kursk-offensive-stopping-mpox-spread-nuclear-arms-race-returns-and-more 

]]> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the incursion into Kursk is an important step towards ending the war with Russia, but Ukraine is facing a major test in its own Donbas battlefields; the intensifying mpox outbreak places additional strain on the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding African nations; heightened security tensions spur the United States, keeping nuclear defense planners busy; and the Taliban bans the voices of women and girls in public. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Countries Should Act Faster to Curb the Spread of Mpox,” The Economist

 

“If a China and America War Went Nuclear, Who Would Win?,” The Economist

 

Allison Krugman and Chloe Searchinger, “Mpox Vaccine Tracker: Millions Pledged, Millions Still to Be Delivered,” Think Global Health

 

David E. Sanger, “Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat,” New York Times

 

Lara Seligman, “U.S.-Made F-16 Jet Fighter Crashes in Ukraine,” Wall Street Journal

 

“Ukraine’s Attack on Kursk, With Liana Fix,” The President’s Inbox

 

“Ukraine Pushes Into Russia, 2024 DNC Begins, Foreign Hacking Targets Trump and Harris, and More,” The World Next Week

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/stakes-ukraines-kursk-offensive-stopping-mpox-spread-nuclear-arms-race-returns-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1828 full TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2024 (Replay) TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2024 (Replay) https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-what-to-read-this-summer-2024-replay/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-what-to-read-this-summer-2024-replay/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:00:00 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e5451e03-85b2-3266-85b5-1f3f1feb0e6e This special episode of The World Next Week features a summerlong feast of reading, watching, and listening treats. Deborah Amos, the Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence at Princeton University and a former international correspondent for National Public Radio, joins CFR’s TWNW hosts Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss good reads they recommend, books they are looking forward to reading, and other entertainment they are enjoying this summer.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Bob’s Picks

 

Elizabeth Kolbert, H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z 

 

Stefan Zweig, The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European

Carla’s Picks

 

Steve Coll, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

 

Peter Pomerantsev, How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler 

Deborah’s Picks

 

Jayne Anne Phillips, Night Watch

 

Nathan Thrall, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy 

Additional Books, Films, Podcasts, Shows and More Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Books

 

Russell Baker, Growing Up

 

Ron Chernow, Grant 

 

Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

 

Roy Stewart, The Places In Between

 

Films

 

Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

James Bridges, The China Syndrome

 

George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck.

 

Alex Garland, Civil War 

 

Howard Hawks, His Girl Friday

 

Roland Joffé, The Killing Fields

 

Richard Linklater, Hit Man

 

Sidney Lumet, Network

 

Alan J. Pakula, All the President's Men

 

Peter Weir, The Year of Living Dangerously

 

Podcasts

 

Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart, The Rest is Politics, Goalhanger

Jon Ronson, Things Fell Apart, BBC Radio 4

 

Television Shows

 

Jez Scharf, Bodkin 

 

David Simon, The Wire

 

Aaron Sorkin, The Newsroom

 

Other

 

The Reckoning Project

 

“Watch the U.S. Stall on Climate Change for 12 Years,” Vox

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-what-read-summer-2024 

]]> This special episode of The World Next Week features a summerlong feast of reading, watching, and listening treats. Deborah Amos, the Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence at Princeton University and a former international correspondent for National Public Radio, joins CFR’s TWNW hosts Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss good reads they recommend, books they are looking forward to reading, and other entertainment they are enjoying this summer.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Bob’s Picks

 

Elizabeth Kolbert, H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z 

 

Stefan Zweig, The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European



Carla’s Picks

 

Steve Coll, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

 

Peter Pomerantsev, How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler 



Deborah’s Picks

 

Jayne Anne Phillips, Night Watch

 

Nathan Thrall, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy 



Additional Books, Films, Podcasts, Shows and More Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Books

 

Russell Baker, Growing Up

 

Ron Chernow, Grant 

 

Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

 

Roy Stewart, The Places In Between

 

Films

 

Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

James Bridges, The China Syndrome

 

George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck.

 

Alex Garland, Civil War 

 

Howard Hawks, His Girl Friday

 

Roland Joffé, The Killing Fields

 

Richard Linklater, Hit Man

 

Sidney Lumet, Network

 

Alan J. Pakula, All the President's Men

 

Peter Weir, The Year of Living Dangerously

 

Podcasts

 

Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart, The Rest is Politics, Goalhanger


Jon Ronson, Things Fell Apart, BBC Radio 4

 

Television Shows

 

Jez Scharf, Bodkin 

 

David Simon, The Wire

 

Aaron Sorkin, The Newsroom

 

Other

 

The Reckoning Project

 

“Watch the U.S. Stall on Climate Change for 12 Years,” Vox

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-what-read-summer-2024 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2671 full Ukraine Pushes Into Russia, 2024 DNC Begins, Foreign Hacking Targets Trump and Harris, and More Ukraine Pushes Into Russia, 2024 DNC Begins, Foreign Hacking Targets Trump and Harris, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/ukraine-pushes-into-russia-2024-dnc-begins-foreign-hacking-targets-trump-and-harris-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/ukraine-pushes-into-russia-2024-dnc-begins-foreign-hacking-targets-trump-and-harris-and-more/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:02:44 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/28137568-fb15-37f5-9a0e-57775298f100 Ukraine’s surprise incursion of Russia’s Kursk region captures territory and stuns the Kremlin; the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago with concerns of divisions in the party over support for Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip; U.S. intelligence is on high alert after foreign hacking attempts on both former President Donald Trump’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaigns; and Mexico turns down Ukraine’s request for it to uphold warrants to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court.   

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Tim Alberta, “Trump Is Planning for a Landslide Win,” The Atlantic

 

Kevin Collier, Ken Dilanian, and Dan De Luce, “FBI Says It's Investigating Efforts to Hack Trump and Biden-Harris Campaigns,” NBC News

 

Alina Lobzina and Anton Troianovski, “Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia Flips the Script on Putin,” New York Times

 

Jonathan Weisman, “Worried About a Convention Clash, Democrats Woo Uncommitted Delegates,” New York Times

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/ukraine-pushes-russia-2024-dnc-begins-foreign-hacking-targets-trump-and-harris-and-more 

]]> Ukraine’s surprise incursion of Russia’s Kursk region captures territory and stuns the Kremlin; the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago with concerns of divisions in the party over support for Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip; U.S. intelligence is on high alert after foreign hacking attempts on both former President Donald Trump’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaigns; and Mexico turns down Ukraine’s request for it to uphold warrants to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court.   

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Tim Alberta, “Trump Is Planning for a Landslide Win,” The Atlantic

 

Kevin Collier, Ken Dilanian, and Dan De Luce, “FBI Says It's Investigating Efforts to Hack Trump and Biden-Harris Campaigns,” NBC News

 

Alina Lobzina and Anton Troianovski, “Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia Flips the Script on Putin,” New York Times

 

Jonathan Weisman, “Worried About a Convention Clash, Democrats Woo Uncommitted Delegates,” New York Times


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/ukraine-pushes-russia-2024-dnc-begins-foreign-hacking-targets-trump-and-harris-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1783 full U.S. Presidential Campaign Picks Up, Iran Mulls Retaliation, Bangladesh’s New Government, and More U.S. Presidential Campaign Picks Up, Iran Mulls Retaliation, Bangladesh’s New Government, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/us-presidential-campaign-picks-up-iran-mulls-retaliation-bangladesh-s-new-government-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/us-presidential-campaign-picks-up-iran-mulls-retaliation-bangladesh-s-new-government-and-more/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:00:53 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/db8de0dd-309c-3b0c-bc1a-1d1db4a6e41c Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, campaign ahead of the party’s convention; world leaders and diplomats reach out to Iran and Israel to head off a wider regional war after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran spurred retaliation threats; Bangladesh prepares an interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country; and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government responds to anti-immigrant riots across the country.   

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Fred Kaplan, “Kamala Harris Has Been Much More Involved in Foreign Policy Than We Realize,” Slate

 

Jonathan Masters, “The U.S. Vice President and Foreign Policy,” CFR.org

 

Recommended Reading

Swift Boats at War in Vietnam, edited by Guy Gugliotta, Neva Sullaway, John Yeoman

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/us-presidential-campaign-picks-iran-mulls-retaliation-bangladeshs-new-government-and-more 

 

]]> Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, campaign ahead of the party’s convention; world leaders and diplomats reach out to Iran and Israel to head off a wider regional war after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran spurred retaliation threats; Bangladesh prepares an interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country; and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government responds to anti-immigrant riots across the country.   

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Fred Kaplan, “Kamala Harris Has Been Much More Involved in Foreign Policy Than We Realize,” Slate

 

Jonathan Masters, “The U.S. Vice President and Foreign Policy,” CFR.org

 

Recommended Reading

Swift Boats at War in Vietnam, edited by Guy Gugliotta, Neva Sullaway, John Yeoman

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/us-presidential-campaign-picks-iran-mulls-retaliation-bangladeshs-new-government-and-more 

 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1615 full Israel-Iran Tensions Escalate, Venezuela Election Questioned, Edinburgh Fringe Shines, and More Israel-Iran Tensions Escalate, Venezuela Election Questioned, Edinburgh Fringe Shines, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/israel-iran-tensions-escalate-venezuela-election-questioned-edinburgh-fringe-shines-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/israel-iran-tensions-escalate-venezuela-election-questioned-edinburgh-fringe-shines-and-more/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:01:02 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/837c1145-55fc-3359-9cce-50aaa6a675ac The Middle East braces for the possibility of a full-scale war between Israel and Iran-backed forces after the assassinations of Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr; Venezuelans protest the results of the presidential election that grant incumbent President Nicolás Maduro a third term; the Edinburgh Festival Fringe spotlights wide-ranging, new talent; imprisoned journalists in Russia are freed in a major prisoner swap; and militant groups kill troops from Russia’s private military company Wagner Group, including a Wagner commander, in Mali.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven A. Cook, “Are Israel and Iran Headed for All Out War?,” CFR.org

 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe App

 

Edinburgh Fringe Festival Recommendation Lists: Independent, Playbill, and Time Out Magazine

 

Kali Robinson, “What Is Hamas?,” CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/israel-iran-tensions-escalate-venezuela-election-questioned-edinburgh-fringe-shines-and 

]]> The Middle East braces for the possibility of a full-scale war between Israel and Iran-backed forces after the assassinations of Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr; Venezuelans protest the results of the presidential election that grant incumbent President Nicolás Maduro a third term; the Edinburgh Festival Fringe spotlights wide-ranging, new talent; imprisoned journalists in Russia are freed in a major prisoner swap; and militant groups kill troops from Russia’s private military company Wagner Group, including a Wagner commander, in Mali.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven A. Cook, “Are Israel and Iran Headed for All Out War?,” CFR.org

 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

 

Edinburgh Festival Fringe App

 

Edinburgh Fringe Festival Recommendation Lists: Independent, Playbill, and Time Out Magazine

 

Kali Robinson, “What Is Hamas?,” CFR.org


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/israel-iran-tensions-escalate-venezuela-election-questioned-edinburgh-fringe-shines-and 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1809 full World Reacts to Biden Withdrawal, Summer Olympics Begin, Gaza Diplomacy After Netanyahu’s Visit to Washington, and More World Reacts to Biden Withdrawal, Summer Olympics Begin, Gaza Diplomacy After Netanyahu’s Visit to Washington, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/world-reacts-to-biden-withdrawal-summer-olympics-begin-gaza-diplomacy-after-netanyahu-s-visit-to-washington-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/world-reacts-to-biden-withdrawal-summer-olympics-begin-gaza-diplomacy-after-netanyahu-s-visit-to-washington-and-more/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:51:25 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/62abe2fa-ff29-39a5-918d-8b129da59123 Global leaders react to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination; France ramps up security measures as the Summer Olympics kick off in Paris; Diplomacy continues over a potential Israel-Hamas cease-fire after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the U.S. Congress; and a Russian court sentences two American journalists. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Charles A. Kupchan, “Biden’s Legacy: Major Accomplishments but Unfinished Business,” CFR.org

 

Linda Robinson, “Vice President Kamala Harris’s Real-World School of Foreign Policy,” CFR.org

 

“Politics and Protest at the Olympics,” CFR.org

 

Suzanne Lynch and Ben Munster, “‘Invisible’ Kamala Harris Struggles to Win Over Europe,” Politico

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/world-reacts-biden-withdrawal-summer-olympics-begin-gaza-diplomacy-after-netanyahus-visit   

]]> Global leaders react to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination; France ramps up security measures as the Summer Olympics kick off in Paris; Diplomacy continues over a potential Israel-Hamas cease-fire after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the U.S. Congress; and a Russian court sentences two American journalists. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Charles A. Kupchan, “Biden’s Legacy: Major Accomplishments but Unfinished Business,” CFR.org

 

Linda Robinson, “Vice President Kamala Harris’s Real-World School of Foreign Policy,” CFR.org

 

“Politics and Protest at the Olympics,” CFR.org

 

Suzanne Lynch and Ben Munster, “‘Invisible’ Kamala Harris Struggles to Win Over Europe,” Politico


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/world-reacts-biden-withdrawal-summer-olympics-begin-gaza-diplomacy-after-netanyahus-visit   

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1893 full GOP Election Enthusiasm, Netanyahu Addresses U.S. Congress, Cyprus 50 Years After Invasion, and More GOP Election Enthusiasm, Netanyahu Addresses U.S. Congress, Cyprus 50 Years After Invasion, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/gop-election-enthusiasm-netanyahu-addresses-us-congress-cyprus-50-years-after-invasion-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/gop-election-enthusiasm-netanyahu-addresses-us-congress-cyprus-50-years-after-invasion-and-more/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:46:58 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/328176d7-fd31-3483-a63d-a3a35e2fa5c4 The world reacts to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as former President Donald Trump’s running mate; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress; Cyprus marks fifty years since the Turkish invasion that left the country still split in two; and Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli begins his fourth term in office.   

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven Cook, “Netanyahu’s High-Stakes Visit to Washington,” CFR.org

 

Ross Douthat, “What J.D. Vance Believes,” New York Times

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/gop-election-enthusiasm-netanyahu-addresses-us-congress-cyprus-50-years-after-invasion-and 

]]> The world reacts to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as former President Donald Trump’s running mate; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress; Cyprus marks fifty years since the Turkish invasion that left the country still split in two; and Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli begins his fourth term in office.   

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven Cook, “Netanyahu’s High-Stakes Visit to Washington,” CFR.org

 

Ross Douthat, “What J.D. Vance Believes,” New York Times

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/gop-election-enthusiasm-netanyahu-addresses-us-congress-cyprus-50-years-after-invasion-and 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1691 full NATO and Ukraine Beyond 75, Japan Hosts Pacific Islands, France’s Political Gridlock, and More NATO and Ukraine Beyond 75, Japan Hosts Pacific Islands, France’s Political Gridlock, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/nato-and-ukraine-beyond-75-japan-hosts-pacific-islands-france-s-political-gridlock-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/nato-and-ukraine-beyond-75-japan-hosts-pacific-islands-france-s-political-gridlock-and-more/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:15:50 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/4ca86068-4f7f-30e6-9c5a-2c721b991ab7 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) wraps its seventy-fifth summit, pledging to keep Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership while concerns grow about the future of U.S. commitment; Japan hosts the tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting to counter China’s influence in the region; France struggles to form a government as party differences intensify; and President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian raises hopes for possible change in Iran.   

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

A Conversation With Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, Council on Foreign Relations

 

Emmanuel Macron, “A Letter to the French People,” Le Parisien

 

Pacific Aid Map, Lowy Institute

 

Ray Takeyh, “What Could Change Under Iran’s New ‘Reformist’ President?,” CFR.org

 

Washington Summit Declaration, NATO 

 

Sarah Wheaton, “Orbán’s Humble Pie,” Politico

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/nato-and-ukraine-beyond-75-japan-hosts-pacific-islands-frances-political-gridlock-and-more 

 

]]> The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) wraps its seventy-fifth summit, pledging to keep Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership while concerns grow about the future of U.S. commitment; Japan hosts the tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting to counter China’s influence in the region; France struggles to form a government as party differences intensify; and President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian raises hopes for possible change in Iran.   

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

A Conversation With Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, Council on Foreign Relations

 

Emmanuel Macron, “A Letter to the French People,” Le Parisien

 

Pacific Aid Map, Lowy Institute

 

Ray Takeyh, “What Could Change Under Iran’s New ‘Reformist’ President?,” CFR.org

 

Washington Summit Declaration, NATO 

 

Sarah Wheaton, “Orbán’s Humble Pie,” Politico

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/nato-and-ukraine-beyond-75-japan-hosts-pacific-islands-frances-political-gridlock-and-more 

 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1899 163 full TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2024 TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2024 https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-what-to-read-this-summer-2024/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-what-to-read-this-summer-2024/#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/99d8977d-693a-3dd1-ad3a-d930ef0a22d9 This special episode of The World Next Week features a summerlong feast of reading, watching, and listening treats. Deborah Amos, the Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence at Princeton University and a former international correspondent for National Public Radio, joins CFR’s TWNW hosts Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss good reads they recommend, books they are looking forward to reading, and other entertainment they are enjoying this summer.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Bob’s Picks

 

Elizabeth Kolbert, H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z 

 

Stefan Zweig, The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European

Carla’s Picks

 

Steve Coll, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

 

Peter Pomerantsev, How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler 

Deborah’s Picks

 

Jayne Anne Phillips, Night Watch

 

Nathan Thrall, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy 

Additional Books, Films, Podcasts, Shows and More Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Books

 

Russell Baker, Growing Up

 

Ron Chernow, Grant 

 

Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

 

Roy Stewart, The Places In Between

 

Films

 

Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

James Bridges, The China Syndrome

 

George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck.

 

Alex Garland, Civil War 

 

Howard Hawks, His Girl Friday

 

Roland Joffé, The Killing Fields

 

Richard Linklater, Hit Man

 

Sidney Lumet, Network

 

Alan J. Pakula, All the President's Men

 

Peter Weir, The Year of Living Dangerously

 

Podcasts

 

Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart, The Rest is Politics, Goalhanger

Jon Ronson, Things Fell Apart, BBC Radio 4

 

Television Shows

 

Jez Scharf, Bodkin 

 

David Simon, The Wire

 

Aaron Sorkin, The Newsroom

 

Other

 

The Reckoning Project

 

“Watch the U.S. Stall on Climate Change for 12 Years,” Vox

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-what-read-summer-2024 

]]> This special episode of The World Next Week features a summerlong feast of reading, watching, and listening treats. Deborah Amos, the Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence at Princeton University and a former international correspondent for National Public Radio, joins CFR’s TWNW hosts Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss good reads they recommend, books they are looking forward to reading, and other entertainment they are enjoying this summer.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Bob’s Picks

 

Elizabeth Kolbert, H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z 

 

Stefan Zweig, The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European



Carla’s Picks

 

Steve Coll, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

 

Peter Pomerantsev, How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler 



Deborah’s Picks

 

Jayne Anne Phillips, Night Watch

 

Nathan Thrall, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy 



Additional Books, Films, Podcasts, Shows and More Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Books

 

Russell Baker, Growing Up

 

Ron Chernow, Grant 

 

Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

 

Roy Stewart, The Places In Between

 

Films

 

Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

James Bridges, The China Syndrome

 

George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck.

 

Alex Garland, Civil War 

 

Howard Hawks, His Girl Friday

 

Roland Joffé, The Killing Fields

 

Richard Linklater, Hit Man

 

Sidney Lumet, Network

 

Alan J. Pakula, All the President's Men

 

Peter Weir, The Year of Living Dangerously

 

Podcasts

 

Alistair Campbell and Rory Stewart, The Rest is Politics, Goalhanger


Jon Ronson, Things Fell Apart, BBC Radio 4

 

Television Shows

 

Jez Scharf, Bodkin 

 

David Simon, The Wire

 

Aaron Sorkin, The Newsroom

 

Other

 

The Reckoning Project

 

“Watch the U.S. Stall on Climate Change for 12 Years,” Vox

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-what-read-summer-2024 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2630 full France, Iran, and the UK Hold Snap Elections, EU Pushback on Chinese EVs, and More France, Iran, and the UK Hold Snap Elections, EU Pushback on Chinese EVs, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/france-iran-and-the-uk-hold-snap-elections-eu-pushback-on-chinese-evs-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/france-iran-and-the-uk-hold-snap-elections-eu-pushback-on-chinese-evs-and-more/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:28:37 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/7a9db94c-a6ce-39d6-a2c8-5fe67ca72558 France’s governance is at stake as it holds snap elections for its National Assembly, with the far-right National Rally looking to build on its success in the European Parliament elections; the United Kingdom (UK) has its own snap general elections with Keir Starmer and his Labour Party looking to end the fourteen-year rule of the Conservatives; Iran’s snap presidential elections could signal unity of regime hard-liners or glimmers of change; the European Union (EU) plans to impose provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles; and Ukraine strikes more than thirty Russian oil refineries.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Amanda Chu, Kenza Bryan, and Lukanyo Mnyanda, “Global Glut Turns Solar Panels into Garden Fencing Option,” Financial Times

 

Ian Johnston, “French Voters Juggle Democratic Duty and Summer Getaways,” Financial Times

 

David Lammy, “The Case for Progressive Realism,” Foreign Affairs

 

Matthias Matthijs, “Pivotal Elections for France—and Europe,” CFR.org

 

Ray Takeyh, “Does Iran’s Presidential Election Matter?,” CFR.org

 

Sergey Vakulenko; Michael Liebreich, Lauri Myllyvirta, and Sam Winter-Levy, “Should Ukraine Keep Attacking Russian Oil Refineries?,” Foreign Affairs

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/france-iran-and-uk-hold-snap-elections-eu-pushback-chinese-evs-and-more  

]]> France’s governance is at stake as it holds snap elections for its National Assembly, with the far-right National Rally looking to build on its success in the European Parliament elections; the United Kingdom (UK) has its own snap general elections with Keir Starmer and his Labour Party looking to end the fourteen-year rule of the Conservatives; Iran’s snap presidential elections could signal unity of regime hard-liners or glimmers of change; the European Union (EU) plans to impose provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles; and Ukraine strikes more than thirty Russian oil refineries.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Amanda Chu, Kenza Bryan, and Lukanyo Mnyanda, “Global Glut Turns Solar Panels into Garden Fencing Option,” Financial Times

 

Ian Johnston, “French Voters Juggle Democratic Duty and Summer Getaways,” Financial Times

 

David Lammy, “The Case for Progressive Realism,” Foreign Affairs

 

Matthias Matthijs, “Pivotal Elections for France—and Europe,” CFR.org

 

Ray Takeyh, “Does Iran’s Presidential Election Matter?,” CFR.org

 

Sergey Vakulenko; Michael Liebreich, Lauri Myllyvirta, and Sam Winter-Levy, “Should Ukraine Keep Attacking Russian Oil Refineries?,” Foreign Affairs

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/france-iran-and-uk-hold-snap-elections-eu-pushback-chinese-evs-and-more  

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2092 full Russia’s Secret Trial for Gershkovich, EU’s Rightward Shift, Boeing in Space, and More Russia’s Secret Trial for Gershkovich, EU’s Rightward Shift, Boeing in Space, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-s-secret-trial-for-gershkovich-eu-s-rightward-shift-boeing-in-space-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-s-secret-trial-for-gershkovich-eu-s-rightward-shift-boeing-in-space-and-more/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:28:32 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/854962a7-6f61-36cd-8f72-173fdfb73f80 A Russian court moves judicial proceedings for detained U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to Yekaterinburg for a closed-door espionage trial; the success of far-right parties in the European Parliament elections challenges the power of several incumbent European Union (EU) leaders; the Boeing Starliner "Calypso" spacecraft prepares to return from the International Space Station after delays; and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves his war cabinet. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Silvina Frydlewsky, Georgi Kantchev, and Joe Parkinson, “The Russian Spies Next Door,” Wall Street Journal

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/russias-secret-trial-gershkovich-eus-rightward-shift-boeing-space-and-more   

]]> A Russian court moves judicial proceedings for detained U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to Yekaterinburg for a closed-door espionage trial; the success of far-right parties in the European Parliament elections challenges the power of several incumbent European Union (EU) leaders; the Boeing Starliner "Calypso" spacecraft prepares to return from the International Space Station after delays; and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves his war cabinet. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast


Silvina Frydlewsky, Georgi Kantchev, and Joe Parkinson, “The Russian Spies Next Door,” Wall Street Journal

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/russias-secret-trial-gershkovich-eus-rightward-shift-boeing-space-and-more   

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1406 full Ukraine Pushes Peace Summit, Sudan in Catastrophe, Israel-Hamas Deal at a Crossroads, and More Ukraine Pushes Peace Summit, Sudan in Catastrophe, Israel-Hamas Deal at a Crossroads, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/ukraine-pushes-peace-summit-sudan-in-catastrophe-israel-hamas-deal-at-a-crossroads-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/ukraine-pushes-peace-summit-sudan-in-catastrophe-israel-hamas-deal-at-a-crossroads-and-more/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:05:14 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/59977d42-0a7b-38bd-ab63-6d321fbc4851 Ukraine pushes for wider international support and endorsement of its proposed peace process at Switzerland’s Ukraine peace summit; the UN Security Council deliberates how to assist Sudanese civilians and de-escalate the civil war; diplomatic pressure builds for a U.S.-backed cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip; and Russian ships arrive in Cuban waters for exercises. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Rory Jones and Summer Said, “Gaza Chief’s Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas,” Wall Street Journal

 

Sorensen Distinguished Lecture: A Conversation With Cindy McCain, Council on Foreign Relations

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ukraine-pushes-peace-summit-sudan-catastrophe-israel-hamas-deal-crossroads-and-more 

]]> Ukraine pushes for wider international support and endorsement of its proposed peace process at Switzerland’s Ukraine peace summit; the UN Security Council deliberates how to assist Sudanese civilians and de-escalate the civil war; diplomatic pressure builds for a U.S.-backed cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip; and Russian ships arrive in Cuban waters for exercises. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Rory Jones and Summer Said, “Gaza Chief’s Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas,” Wall Street Journal

 

Sorensen Distinguished Lecture: A Conversation With Cindy McCain, Council on Foreign Relations

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ukraine-pushes-peace-summit-sudan-catastrophe-israel-hamas-deal-crossroads-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1827 full European Parliament Elections, G7 Leaders’ 50th Summit, Powerful Hurricane Season Looming, and More European Parliament Elections, G7 Leaders’ 50th Summit, Powerful Hurricane Season Looming, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/european-parliament-elections-g7-leaders-50th-summit-powerful-hurricane-season-looming-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/european-parliament-elections-g7-leaders-50th-summit-powerful-hurricane-season-looming-and-more/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:04:22 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/8415224c-8440-3f46-9720-12fec8c93cef All twenty-seven European Union (EU) member states vote in European Parliament elections with polls showing right-wing parties poised to gain more seats; the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrial democracies meet in Italy with a sizable agenda, including support for Ukraine and trade concerns with China; the United States prepares for an above-normal hurricane season; and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partner exporters, known as OPEC+, extend oil output cuts. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Europe’s Migration Dilemma, CFR.org

 

Caroline Kapp and Matthias Matthijs, “What’s at Stake in the EU Elections?,” CFR.org

 

Nicholas Vinocur, “An American’s Guide to the 2024 European Election,” Politico

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/european-parliament-elections-g7-leaders-50th-summit-powerful-hurricane-season-looming-and 

]]> All twenty-seven European Union (EU) member states vote in European Parliament elections with polls showing right-wing parties poised to gain more seats; the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrial democracies meet in Italy with a sizable agenda, including support for Ukraine and trade concerns with China; the United States prepares for an above-normal hurricane season; and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partner exporters, known as OPEC+, extend oil output cuts. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Europe’s Migration Dilemma, CFR.org

 

Caroline Kapp and Matthias Matthijs, “What’s at Stake in the EU Elections?,” CFR.org

 

Nicholas Vinocur, “An American’s Guide to the 2024 European Election,” Politico

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/european-parliament-elections-g7-leaders-50th-summit-powerful-hurricane-season-looming-and 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1834 full Biden’s Gaza Dilemmas, 80 Years Since D-Day, Mexico’s Milestone Election, and More Biden’s Gaza Dilemmas, 80 Years Since D-Day, Mexico’s Milestone Election, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-s-gaza-dilemmas-80-years-since-d-day-mexico-s-milestone-election-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-s-gaza-dilemmas-80-years-since-d-day-mexico-s-milestone-election-and-more/#comments Thu, 30 May 2024 18:11:24 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/fc37e712-b7f6-35f1-b720-e0147bd39cb1 U.S. President Joe Biden faces increasing international and domestic pressures on his policy toward the Israel-Hamas war amid worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip; Western leaders commemorate the eightieth anniversary of D-Day with Russia’s war in Ukraine front of mind; Mexico holds massive general elections that are likely to usher in the country’s first woman president; and North Korea tests new satellite and missiles.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Mexico’s Next President Can Reset Relations With the United States,” The Economist

 

Shannon K. O'Neil, The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter

 

Eli Stokols and Alexander Ward, “White House Not Thrilled by Macron’s D-Day Invite to Russia,” Politico

 

Sue Mi Terry, “The Coming North Korean Crisis,” Foreign Affairs

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/bidens-gaza-dilemmas-80-years-d-day-mexicos-milestone-election-and-more 

]]> U.S. President Joe Biden faces increasing international and domestic pressures on his policy toward the Israel-Hamas war amid worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip; Western leaders commemorate the eightieth anniversary of D-Day with Russia’s war in Ukraine front of mind; Mexico holds massive general elections that are likely to usher in the country’s first woman president; and North Korea tests new satellite and missiles.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Mexico’s Next President Can Reset Relations With the United States,” The Economist

 

Shannon K. O'Neil, The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter

 

Eli Stokols and Alexander Ward, “White House Not Thrilled by Macron’s D-Day Invite to Russia,” Politico

 

Sue Mi Terry, “The Coming North Korean Crisis,” Foreign Affairs

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/bidens-gaza-dilemmas-80-years-d-day-mexicos-milestone-election-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1685 full Iran’s Succession Woes, ICC Angers Israel, South Africa’s Election, and More Iran’s Succession Woes, ICC Angers Israel, South Africa’s Election, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/iran-s-succession-woes-icc-angers-israel-south-africa-s-election-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/iran-s-succession-woes-icc-angers-israel-south-africa-s-election-and-more/#comments Thu, 23 May 2024 18:27:58 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/502af107-51c4-39f4-86d4-ea88e90fe0b8 Iran’s regime carefully vets candidates for new presidential elections after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash; Israeli leadership reacts to the International Criminal Court (ICC) request for warrants to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant; South Africa prepares for a general election that could contest the ruling African National Congress’ long-standing majority; and Taiwan inaugurates Lai Ching-te as the new president, aggravating China.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Elbridge Colby, “America Must Face Reality and Prioritize China Over Europe,” Financial Times

 

Virtual Media Briefing: Iran After Raisi and New ICC Charges, Council on Foreign Relations

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/irans-succession-woes-icc-angers-israel-south-africas-election-and-more 

]]> Iran’s regime carefully vets candidates for new presidential elections after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash; Israeli leadership reacts to the International Criminal Court (ICC) request for warrants to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant; South Africa prepares for a general election that could contest the ruling African National Congress’ long-standing majority; and Taiwan inaugurates Lai Ching-te as the new president, aggravating China.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Elbridge Colby, “America Must Face Reality and Prioritize China Over Europe,” Financial Times

 

Virtual Media Briefing: Iran After Raisi and New ICC Charges, Council on Foreign Relations

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/irans-succession-woes-icc-angers-israel-south-africas-election-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1720 full Ukraine Tries To Halt Russian Advance, Biden Woos Kenya, the Fate of Assange, and More Ukraine Tries To Halt Russian Advance, Biden Woos Kenya, the Fate of Assange, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/ukraine-tries-to-halt-russian-advance-biden-woos-kenya-the-fate-of-assange-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/ukraine-tries-to-halt-russian-advance-biden-woos-kenya-the-fate-of-assange-and-more/#comments Thu, 16 May 2024 17:58:40 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/c5c1a6aa-376d-3dbb-95b9-fa43c59e87aa Ukraine rushes to push back against a new Russian offensive in its northeast Kharkiv region; U.S. President Joe Biden invites Kenyan President William Ruto for a state visit, the first U.S. state visit for an African leader since 2008; London’s High Court decides on whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to stand trial; and tens of thousands protest in Tbilisi, Georgia, after its parliament passes the controversial “foreign agents” bill.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Rachel Chason, “U.S. Threats Led to Rupture of Vital Military Ties, Nigerien Leader Says,” Washington Post

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ukraine-tries-halt-russian-advance-biden-woos-kenya-fate-assange-and-more 

]]> Ukraine rushes to push back against a new Russian offensive in its northeast Kharkiv region; U.S. President Joe Biden invites Kenyan President William Ruto for a state visit, the first U.S. state visit for an African leader since 2008; London’s High Court decides on whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to stand trial; and tens of thousands protest in Tbilisi, Georgia, after its parliament passes the controversial “foreign agents” bill.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Rachel Chason, “U.S. Threats Led to Rupture of Vital Military Ties, Nigerien Leader Says,” Washington Post

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ukraine-tries-halt-russian-advance-biden-woos-kenya-fate-assange-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1764 full Israel’s Rafah Plans, Greece and Turkey Boost Diplomacy, Cannes Festival Unveils New Films, and More Israel’s Rafah Plans, Greece and Turkey Boost Diplomacy, Cannes Festival Unveils New Films, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/israel-s-rafah-plans-greece-and-turkey-boost-diplomacy-cannes-festival-unveils-new-films-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/israel-s-rafah-plans-greece-and-turkey-boost-diplomacy-cannes-festival-unveils-new-films-and-more/#comments Thu, 09 May 2024 19:00:46 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/c6b2937e-057e-3b0b-b666-6774528c5d04 Israel’s newest military operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah stirs concerns of catastrophe for Palestinians in Gaza, and prompts the United States to condition its offensive military aid for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out; Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Ankara, Turkey, to continue their diplomatic efforts; the seventy-seventh Cannes Film Festival showcases new films ranging from niche to blockbuster; and Russian President Vladimir Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills as a signal to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice 

 

“Anyone Who’s on the Ground in Gaza is in ‘Danger,’ WFP Chief McCain Says,” NBC News

 

Jacques Audilard, Emilia Perez

 

Christina Bouri and Diana Roy, “Few Options for Gazans as Israel Enters Rafah,” CFR.org

 

Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis 

 

David Cronenberg, The Shrouds 

 

“Emmanuel Macron In His Own Words,” Economist

 

Yorgos Lanthimos, Kinds of Kindness 

 

George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga  

 

War in Gaza Update: The Rafah Incursion and Negotiations Over Hostage Release and Ceasefire, Council on Foreign Relations

 

“Why Lithuania is Considering Sending Soldiers to Ukraine,” Financial Times

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israels-rafah-plans-greece-and-turkey-boost-diplomacy-cannes-festival-unveils-new-films  

]]> Israel’s newest military operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah stirs concerns of catastrophe for Palestinians in Gaza, and prompts the United States to condition its offensive military aid for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war broke out; Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Ankara, Turkey, to continue their diplomatic efforts; the seventy-seventh Cannes Film Festival showcases new films ranging from niche to blockbuster; and Russian President Vladimir Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills as a signal to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice 

 

“Anyone Who’s on the Ground in Gaza is in ‘Danger,’ WFP Chief McCain Says,” NBC News

 

Jacques Audilard, Emilia Perez

 

Christina Bouri and Diana Roy, “Few Options for Gazans as Israel Enters Rafah,” CFR.org

 

Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis 

 

David Cronenberg, The Shrouds 

 

“Emmanuel Macron In His Own Words,” Economist

 

Yorgos Lanthimos, Kinds of Kindness 

 

George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga  

 

War in Gaza Update: The Rafah Incursion and Negotiations Over Hostage Release and Ceasefire, Council on Foreign Relations

 

“Why Lithuania is Considering Sending Soldiers to Ukraine,” Financial Times


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israels-rafah-plans-greece-and-turkey-boost-diplomacy-cannes-festival-unveils-new-films  

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1741 full World Press Freedom Day 2024: Mounting Threats, Renewed Purpose World Press Freedom Day 2024: Mounting Threats, Renewed Purpose https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/world-press-freedom-day-2024-mounting-threats-renewed-purpose/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/world-press-freedom-day-2024-mounting-threats-renewed-purpose/#comments Thu, 02 May 2024 14:42:52 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/1b638854-9c68-35dc-8638-aa6ebdab6093 In this special episode to mark World Press Freedom Day, Jeffrey Gedmin, cofounder and editor-in-chief of American Purpose and former president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the global state of press freedom. They cover the challenges that a growing number of journalists face in exile or imprisonment, the U.S. role in upholding freedom of the press, and more. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Exile Journalists Map—Fleeing to Europe and North America,” Reporters Without Borders

 

“Media Freedom,” Freedom House

 

2023 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders

 

Journalists: 

 

Parnaz Azima

 

Jamal Khashoggi

 

Alsu Kurmasheva

 

Monica Lovinescu

 

Georgi Markov

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/world-press-freedom-day-2024-mounting-threats-renewed-purpose 

]]> In this special episode to mark World Press Freedom Day, Jeffrey Gedmin, cofounder and editor-in-chief of American Purpose and former president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the global state of press freedom. They cover the challenges that a growing number of journalists face in exile or imprisonment, the U.S. role in upholding freedom of the press, and more. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Exile Journalists Map—Fleeing to Europe and North America,” Reporters Without Borders

 

“Media Freedom,” Freedom House

 

2023 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders

 

Journalists: 

 

Parnaz Azima

 

Jamal Khashoggi

 

Alsu Kurmasheva

 

Monica Lovinescu

 

Georgi Markov

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/world-press-freedom-day-2024-mounting-threats-renewed-purpose 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2735 full Blinken Visits China, May Day Stirs Workers’ Rights Concerns, the U.S. Resumes Ukraine Aid, and More Blinken Visits China, May Day Stirs Workers’ Rights Concerns, the U.S. Resumes Ukraine Aid, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/blinken-visits-china-may-day-stirs-workers-rights-concerns-the-us-resumes-ukraine-aid-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/blinken-visits-china-may-day-stirs-workers-rights-concerns-the-us-resumes-ukraine-aid-and-more/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:28:42 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/b06a140d-1615-39c9-aa60-3c45d744ed20 Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps his second visit to China as tensions mount over Beijing’s military support of Russia’s war in Ukraine and ongoing threats in the South China Sea; International Workers’ Day on May 1 comes at a time of revived labor activism over wages and inequality; and U.S. President Joe Biden approves a $61 billion foreign aid package providing critical military assistance to Ukraine, potentially improving the situation on the ground in the war with Russia.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,” Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State

 

“Global Military Spending Surges Amid War, Rising Tensions and Insecurities,” Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

 

Max Boot, “Weapons of War: The Race Between Russia and Ukraine,” CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/blinken-visits-china-may-day-stirs-workers-rights-concerns-us-resumes-ukraine-aid-and-more

]]> Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps his second visit to China as tensions mount over Beijing’s military support of Russia’s war in Ukraine and ongoing threats in the South China Sea; International Workers’ Day on May 1 comes at a time of revived labor activism over wages and inequality; and U.S. President Joe Biden approves a $61 billion foreign aid package providing critical military assistance to Ukraine, potentially improving the situation on the ground in the war with Russia.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,” Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State

 

“Global Military Spending Surges Amid War, Rising Tensions and Insecurities,” Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

 

Max Boot, “Weapons of War: The Race Between Russia and Ukraine,” CFR.org


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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1618 full Aftermath of Iran’s Attack on Israel, EU Talks Ukraine, India’s Massive Election, and More Aftermath of Iran’s Attack on Israel, EU Talks Ukraine, India’s Massive Election, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/aftermath-of-iran-s-attack-on-israel-eu-talks-ukraine-india-s-massive-election-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/aftermath-of-iran-s-attack-on-israel-eu-talks-ukraine-india-s-massive-election-and-more/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:28:04 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/411c5cb6-5acd-3502-a7b4-ea242cb528c7 Concerns grow over the widening Middle East conflict after Iran launches three hundred ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Israel; European Union (EU) leaders discuss how to bolster aid to Ukraine amid an uptick in Russian attacks and the situation unfolding in the Middle East; India kicks off the world’s largest democratic election—spanning more than forty-four days—where the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to win again; and warming water temperatures cause a mass bleaching of coral reefs.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven A. Cook, “Iran Attack Means an Even Tougher Balancing Act for the U.S. in the Middle East,” CFR.org

 

“How India’s Imports of Russian Oil Have Lubricated Global Markets,” Economist

 

Andy Bounds, Laura Dubois, Christopher Miller, “Germany Urges Dozens of Allies to Send Air Defense Systems to Ukraine,” Financial Times

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/aftermath-irans-attack-israel-eu-talks-ukraine-indias-massive-election-and-more 

]]> Concerns grow over the widening Middle East conflict after Iran launches three hundred ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Israel; European Union (EU) leaders discuss how to bolster aid to Ukraine amid an uptick in Russian attacks and the situation unfolding in the Middle East; India kicks off the world’s largest democratic election—spanning more than forty-four days—where the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to win again; and warming water temperatures cause a mass bleaching of coral reefs.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven A. Cook, “Iran Attack Means an Even Tougher Balancing Act for the U.S. in the Middle East,” CFR.org

 

“How India’s Imports of Russian Oil Have Lubricated Global Markets,” Economist

 

Andy Bounds, Laura Dubois, Christopher Miller, “Germany Urges Dozens of Allies to Send Air Defense Systems to Ukraine,” Financial Times

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/aftermath-irans-attack-israel-eu-talks-ukraine-indias-massive-election-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1859 full Congress’s Urgent Agenda, Sudan’s Year of War, Ecuador-Mexico Embassy Fray, and More Congress’s Urgent Agenda, Sudan’s Year of War, Ecuador-Mexico Embassy Fray, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/congress-s-urgent-agenda-sudan-s-year-of-war-ecuador-mexico-embassy-fray-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/congress-s-urgent-agenda-sudan-s-year-of-war-ecuador-mexico-embassy-fray-and-more/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:26:31 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/d8bfbca6-c1e5-3c3b-93f8-3f27c703ea34 Congress returns from recess and grapples with contentious agenda items, including reauthorization of a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and a Ukraine aid package; Sudan enters a second year of civil war with more than half of the country’s population in need of aid and millions more displaced; and Ecuadorian police breach international law by raiding the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Regina Garcia Cano and Gabriela Molina, “Mexico Severs Diplomatic Ties with Ecuador After Police Storm Its Embassy to Arrest Politician,” Associated Press

 

“Sudan Crisis Sends Shockwaves Around the Region as Displacement, Hunger, and Malnutrition Soar,” World Food Program

 

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]]> Congress returns from recess and grapples with contentious agenda items, including reauthorization of a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and a Ukraine aid package; Sudan enters a second year of civil war with more than half of the country’s population in need of aid and millions more displaced; and Ecuadorian police breach international law by raiding the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Regina Garcia Cano and Gabriela Molina, “Mexico Severs Diplomatic Ties with Ecuador After Police Storm Its Embassy to Arrest Politician,” Associated Press

 

“Sudan Crisis Sends Shockwaves Around the Region as Displacement, Hunger, and Malnutrition Soar,” World Food Program

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/congresss-urgent-agenda-sudans-year-war-ecuador-mexico-embassy-fray-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1390 full Rwanda 30 Years After Genocide, U.S.-Japan-Philippines Summit, ABBA’s Eurovision Legacy, and More Rwanda 30 Years After Genocide, U.S.-Japan-Philippines Summit, ABBA’s Eurovision Legacy, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/rwanda-30-years-after-genocide-us-japan-philippines-summit-abba-s-eurovision-legacy-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/rwanda-30-years-after-genocide-us-japan-philippines-summit-abba-s-eurovision-legacy-and-more/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:34:51 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/7e214c9a-aadb-3946-b399-a51ea31da579 Rwanda marks thirty years since its genocide against the Tutsis; U.S. President Joe Biden hosts the first trilateral leaders’ summit with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.; music fans celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Swedish pop group ABBA’s Eurovision win; and Ekrem İmamoğlu is elected mayor of Istanbul, in a rebuke to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Eurovision Winners, Eurovision World

 

Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda, PBS

 

Mariel Ferragamo, “Thirty Years After Rwanda’s Genocide: Where the Country Stands Today,” CFR.org 

 

“Rwanda: Freedom in the World 2024,” Freedom House

 

“Three Decades After Rwanda’s Genocide, the Past is Ever-Present,” The Economist

 

When Abba Came to Britain, BBC 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/rwanda-30-years-after-genocide-us-japan-philippines-summit-abbas-eurovision-legacy-and 

]]> Rwanda marks thirty years since its genocide against the Tutsis; U.S. President Joe Biden hosts the first trilateral leaders’ summit with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.; music fans celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Swedish pop group ABBA’s Eurovision win; and Ekrem İmamoğlu is elected mayor of Istanbul, in a rebuke to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Eurovision Winners, Eurovision World

 

Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda, PBS

 

Mariel Ferragamo, “Thirty Years After Rwanda’s Genocide: Where the Country Stands Today,” CFR.org 

 

“Rwanda: Freedom in the World 2024,” Freedom House

 

“Three Decades After Rwanda’s Genocide, the Past is Ever-Present,” The Economist

 

When Abba Came to Britain, BBC 


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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1541 full Biden and Netanyahu at Odds, Putin Responds to ISIS-K Attack, Cuba Food and Electricity Shortages, and More Biden and Netanyahu at Odds, Putin Responds to ISIS-K Attack, Cuba Food and Electricity Shortages, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-and-netanyahu-at-odds-putin-responds-to-isis-k-attack-cuba-food-and-electricity-shortages-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-and-netanyahu-at-odds-putin-responds-to-isis-k-attack-cuba-food-and-electricity-shortages-and-more/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:09:15 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/fcacda04-3fe4-3d0f-b9c4-119f8b4f01d6 The fallout after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip ​​and release of all hostages further reveals a growing strain between the United States and Israel; Russia reels from the ISIS-K terrorist attack on concertgoers near Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin deliberating how to respond; the Cuban government cracks down on recent protests across the country over food shortages and power outages; and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is found to have stayed overnight at the Hungarian embassy in Brasília in February 2024.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Barak Ravid, “Netanyahu Cancels Meetings with Biden Officials Over UN Ceasefire Vote,” Axios

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-and-netanyahu-odds-putin-responds-isis-k-attack-cuba-food-and-electricity-shortages 

]]> The fallout after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip ​​and release of all hostages further reveals a growing strain between the United States and Israel; Russia reels from the ISIS-K terrorist attack on concertgoers near Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin deliberating how to respond; the Cuban government cracks down on recent protests across the country over food shortages and power outages; and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is found to have stayed overnight at the Hungarian embassy in Brasília in February 2024.  

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Barak Ravid, “Netanyahu Cancels Meetings with Biden Officials Over UN Ceasefire Vote,” Axios

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-and-netanyahu-odds-putin-responds-isis-k-attack-cuba-food-and-electricity-shortages 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1276 full Senegal and Slovakia Elections, Pakistan and Afghan Taliban Clash, Nuclear Energy Gains Favor, and More Senegal and Slovakia Elections, Pakistan and Afghan Taliban Clash, Nuclear Energy Gains Favor, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/senegal-and-slovakia-elections-pakistan-and-afghan-taliban-clash-nuclear-energy-gains-favor-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/senegal-and-slovakia-elections-pakistan-and-afghan-taliban-clash-nuclear-energy-gains-favor-and-more/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:38:46 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/a6a6b1da-8067-326a-846e-8abdd03cc86d Senegal holds its postponed presidential election amid fears of democratic backsliding; Slovakia chooses a new president in voting that could bolster Prime Minister Robert Fico’s illiberal tilt; Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan exchange blows after a string of terrorist attacks on Pakistani territory; nuclear energy gets a boost at a first-ever summit in Brussels, Belgium; and the European Union provides Egypt with $8 billion worth of aid. 

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/senegal-and-slovakia-elections-pakistan-and-afghan-taliban-clash-nuclear-energy-gains 

]]> Senegal holds its postponed presidential election amid fears of democratic backsliding; Slovakia chooses a new president in voting that could bolster Prime Minister Robert Fico’s illiberal tilt; Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan exchange blows after a string of terrorist attacks on Pakistani territory; nuclear energy gets a boost at a first-ever summit in Brussels, Belgium; and the European Union provides Egypt with $8 billion worth of aid. 

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/senegal-and-slovakia-elections-pakistan-and-afghan-taliban-clash-nuclear-energy-gains 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1693 full Russia’s Gloomy ‘Elections’, U.S. Budget Divisions, Elton John-Bernie Taupin Awarded, and More Russia’s Gloomy ‘Elections’, U.S. Budget Divisions, Elton John-Bernie Taupin Awarded, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-s-gloomy-elections-us-budget-divisions-elton-john-bernie-taupin-awarded-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-s-gloomy-elections-us-budget-divisions-elton-john-bernie-taupin-awarded-and-more/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:46:23 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/a90c4ca6-7b3c-3e33-a57e-b2febb9ebb09 Russia holds its presidential election with the Kremlin aiming to orchestrate a sweeping endorsement of President Vladimir Putin; the U.S. Congress continues its partisan battles over the 2024 budget as concerns of shutdown and aid to allies mount; the U.S. Library of Congress flexes its soft power by awarding Elton John and Bernie Taupin with the Gershwin Prize; and the crisis in Haiti worsens. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman, “UNRWA Funding Emerges as Sticking Point in FY 2024 Spending Talks,” Punchbowl

 

Liana Fix and Maria Snegovaya, “Leadership Change in Russia,” CFR.org

 

From the Catbird Seat, Library of Congress

 

Thomas Graham, “Why Russia’s Election Matters to Putin,” CFR.org

 

Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman, “Forever Putinism: The Russian Autocrat’s Answer to the Problem of Succession,” Foreign Affairs

 

Putin's Approval Ratings, Levada-Center

 

Brett Zongker, “Elton John & Bernie Taupin = 2024 Gershwin Prize,” Library of Congress Blog

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/russias-gloomy-elections-us-budget-divisions-elton-john-bernie-taupin-awarded-and-more 

 

]]> Russia holds its presidential election with the Kremlin aiming to orchestrate a sweeping endorsement of President Vladimir Putin; the U.S. Congress continues its partisan battles over the 2024 budget as concerns of shutdown and aid to allies mount; the U.S. Library of Congress flexes its soft power by awarding Elton John and Bernie Taupin with the Gershwin Prize; and the crisis in Haiti worsens. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman, “UNRWA Funding Emerges as Sticking Point in FY 2024 Spending Talks,” Punchbowl

 

Liana Fix and Maria Snegovaya, “Leadership Change in Russia,” CFR.org

 

From the Catbird Seat, Library of Congress

 

Thomas Graham, “Why Russia’s Election Matters to Putin,” CFR.org

 

Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman, “Forever Putinism: The Russian Autocrat’s Answer to the Problem of Succession,” Foreign Affairs

 

Putin's Approval Ratings, Levada-Center

 

Brett Zongker, “Elton John & Bernie Taupin = 2024 Gershwin Prize,” Library of Congress Blog

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/russias-gloomy-elections-us-budget-divisions-elton-john-bernie-taupin-awarded-and-more 

 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1856 full Ramadan Cease-Fire Prospects, Portugal’s Snap Election, Oscars Go International, and More Ramadan Cease-Fire Prospects, Portugal’s Snap Election, Oscars Go International, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/ramadan-cease-fire-prospects-portugal-s-snap-election-oscars-go-international-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/ramadan-cease-fire-prospects-portugal-s-snap-election-oscars-go-international-and-more/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:43:42 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/2ad4516a-c8ad-39c0-9bf7-4745d0481828 Negotiators attempt to establish a six-week cease-fire and hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas before the start of the sacred Islamic month of Ramadan; Portugal holds a snap parliamentary election with a far-right party gaining traction; international films gain prominence at the ninety-sixth Academy Awards; and Chinese President Xi Jinping breaks with the thirty-year tradition of the premier’s press conference after the National People’s Congress.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

J.A. Bayona, Society of the Snow

 

Ilker Çatak, The Teachers’ Lounge

 

Manohla Dargis, “‘The Zone of Interest’ Review: The Holocaust, Reduced to Background Noise,” New York Times

 

Matteo Garrone, Io Capitano

 

Greta Gerwig, Barbie

 

Johnathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

 

Andrea Kannapell, Hwaida Saad, and Michael D. Shear, “‘We Need a Cease-Fire,’ Biden Says.” New York Times

 

Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

 

Françoise Mouly, “Barry Blitt’s ‘Slappenheimer’,” New Yorker

 

Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

 

Celine Song, Past Lives

 

Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

 

Wim Wenders, Perfect Days

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ramadan-cease-fire-prospects-portugals-snap-election-oscars-go-international-and-more 

]]> Negotiators attempt to establish a six-week cease-fire and hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas before the start of the sacred Islamic month of Ramadan; Portugal holds a snap parliamentary election with a far-right party gaining traction; international films gain prominence at the ninety-sixth Academy Awards; and Chinese President Xi Jinping breaks with the thirty-year tradition of the premier’s press conference after the National People’s Congress.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

J.A. Bayona, Society of the Snow

 

Ilker Çatak, The Teachers’ Lounge

 

Manohla Dargis, “‘The Zone of Interest’ Review: The Holocaust, Reduced to Background Noise,” New York Times

 

Matteo Garrone, Io Capitano

 

Greta Gerwig, Barbie

 

Johnathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

 

Andrea Kannapell, Hwaida Saad, and Michael D. Shear, “‘We Need a Cease-Fire,’ Biden Says.” New York Times

 

Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things

 

Françoise Mouly, “Barry Blitt’s ‘Slappenheimer’,” New Yorker

 

Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer

 

Celine Song, Past Lives

 

Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

 

Wim Wenders, Perfect Days

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/ramadan-cease-fire-prospects-portugals-snap-election-oscars-go-international-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1369 full Biden Addresses SOTU, Iran Holds Elections, Bosnia’s Pipeline Feud, and More Biden Addresses SOTU, Iran Holds Elections, Bosnia’s Pipeline Feud, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-addresses-sotu-iran-holds-elections-bosnia-s-pipeline-feud-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-addresses-sotu-iran-holds-elections-bosnia-s-pipeline-feud-and-more/#comments Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:01:04 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e9afe5be-4959-371a-bcbb-ef7c1b230b42 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his last State of the Union address before elections to a polarized Congress; Iran holds its first parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections since the 2022 protests sparked by the death of activist Mahsa Amini; Bosnia and Herzegovina marks independence as ethnic divisions fester; and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) welcomes Sweden as its newest member state.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Arash Ghafouri and Alex Vatanka, “Five Key Takeaways From New Poll Ahead of Iran’s Parliamentary Elections,” Middle East Institute

 

Andrew Higgins, “A Land Once Emptied by War Now Faces a Peacetime Exodus,” New York Times

 

Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin, “Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War, Says Moscow can Strike Western Targets,” Reuters

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-addresses-sotu-iran-holds-elections-bosnias-pipeline-feud-and-more 

]]> U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his last State of the Union address before elections to a polarized Congress; Iran holds its first parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections since the 2022 protests sparked by the death of activist Mahsa Amini; Bosnia and Herzegovina marks independence as ethnic divisions fester; and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) welcomes Sweden as its newest member state.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Arash Ghafouri and Alex Vatanka, “Five Key Takeaways From New Poll Ahead of Iran’s Parliamentary Elections,” Middle East Institute

 

Andrew Higgins, “A Land Once Emptied by War Now Faces a Peacetime Exodus,” New York Times

 

Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin, “Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War, Says Moscow can Strike Western Targets,” Reuters


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-addresses-sotu-iran-holds-elections-bosnias-pipeline-feud-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1859 full Grim Ukraine War Anniversary, WTO in Limbo, Blinken’s Lula and Milei Tour, and More Grim Ukraine War Anniversary, WTO in Limbo, Blinken’s Lula and Milei Tour, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/grim-ukraine-war-anniversary-wto-in-limbo-blinken-s-lula-and-milei-tour-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/grim-ukraine-war-anniversary-wto-in-limbo-blinken-s-lula-and-milei-tour-and-more/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:46:06 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/f7ac0af9-d6c9-3e2d-9d0a-a83fb75864a8 Ukraine marks the second anniversary of Russia’s large-scale invasion; the World Trade Organization (WTO) holds its thirteenth ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi amid deep uncertainty about progress on dispute settlement system reform; U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Argentina and Brazil to forge stronger U.S.-South America ties; and the World Health Organization raises alarm about the situation at the Gaza Strip’s Nasser Hospital.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Is Anyone Still Afraid of the United States?: A Conversation With Robert Gates,” Foreign Affairs

 

Inu Manak and Manjari Chatterjee Miller, “Responsible Consensus at the WTO Can Save the Global Trading System,” CFR.org

 

Stephanie Nolen, “War and Illness Could Kill 85,000 Gazans in Six Months,” New York Times

 

“Year Three of the Ukraine War, With Miriam Elder and Carla Anne Robbins,” The President’s Inbox

 

Recommended Reading

 

Keith M. Rockwell, “A Moment of Truth for the WTO,” Hinrich Foundation

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/grim-ukraine-war-anniversary-wto-limbo-blinkens-lula-and-milei-tour-and-more 

 

]]> Ukraine marks the second anniversary of Russia’s large-scale invasion; the World Trade Organization (WTO) holds its thirteenth ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi amid deep uncertainty about progress on dispute settlement system reform; U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Argentina and Brazil to forge stronger U.S.-South America ties; and the World Health Organization raises alarm about the situation at the Gaza Strip’s Nasser Hospital.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Is Anyone Still Afraid of the United States?: A Conversation With Robert Gates,” Foreign Affairs

 

Inu Manak and Manjari Chatterjee Miller, “Responsible Consensus at the WTO Can Save the Global Trading System,” CFR.org

 

Stephanie Nolen, “War and Illness Could Kill 85,000 Gazans in Six Months,” New York Times

 

“Year Three of the Ukraine War, With Miriam Elder and Carla Anne Robbins,” The President’s Inbox

 

Recommended Reading

 

Keith M. Rockwell, “A Moment of Truth for the WTO,” Hinrich Foundation

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/grim-ukraine-war-anniversary-wto-limbo-blinkens-lula-and-milei-tour-and-more 

 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1758 full 60th Munich Security Conference, African Union’s Conflict-Laden Agenda, Bellicose North Korea, and More 60th Munich Security Conference, African Union’s Conflict-Laden Agenda, Bellicose North Korea, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/60th-munich-security-conference-african-union-s-conflict-laden-agenda-bellicose-north-korea-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/60th-munich-security-conference-african-union-s-conflict-laden-agenda-bellicose-north-korea-and-more/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:07:54 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/3dbd18bc-6eae-3634-b5d1-d04a59cc49b0 World leaders gather for the sixtieth Munich Security Conference with growing concerns about a continued war in Ukraine and threats to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cohesion; the African Union holds its annual summit as multiple crises mount, including armed conflict and democratic blacksliding; Kim Jong Un increases aggressive language and acts as North Korea prepares to celebrate the late father and leader Kim Jong Il’s birthday; and former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is nominated to lead a coalition government as the new prime minister.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2024,” International Crisis Group

 

“How We Have Portrayed North Korean Leaders on The Economist’s Covers,” Economist

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Pakistan’s Election Results: Imran Khan Claims Victory, But He’s Unlikely to Get It,” CFR.org

 

Munich Security Report 2024, Munich Security Conference 

 

Munich Security Index 2024, Munich Security Conference

 

Scott A. Snyder, “Why is North Korea Turning More Aggressive?” CFR.org

 

Uzair Younus, “Five Ways Imran Khan’s Party Used Technology to Outperform in Pakistan’s Elections,” Atlantic Council

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/60th-munich-security-conference-african-unions-conflict-laden-agenda-bellicose-north-korea 

]]> World leaders gather for the sixtieth Munich Security Conference with growing concerns about a continued war in Ukraine and threats to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cohesion; the African Union holds its annual summit as multiple crises mount, including armed conflict and democratic blacksliding; Kim Jong Un increases aggressive language and acts as North Korea prepares to celebrate the late father and leader Kim Jong Il’s birthday; and former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is nominated to lead a coalition government as the new prime minister.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2024,” International Crisis Group

 

“How We Have Portrayed North Korean Leaders on The Economist’s Covers,” Economist

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Pakistan’s Election Results: Imran Khan Claims Victory, But He’s Unlikely to Get It,” CFR.org

 

Munich Security Report 2024, Munich Security Conference 

 

Munich Security Index 2024, Munich Security Conference

 

Scott A. Snyder, “Why is North Korea Turning More Aggressive?” CFR.org

 

Uzair Younus, “Five Ways Imran Khan’s Party Used Technology to Outperform in Pakistan’s Elections,” Atlantic Council


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/60th-munich-security-conference-african-unions-conflict-laden-agenda-bellicose-north-korea 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1848 full Chile’s Inferno, NATO Ramps Up Security Exercises, Indonesia’s Presidential Election, and More Chile’s Inferno, NATO Ramps Up Security Exercises, Indonesia’s Presidential Election, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/chile-s-inferno-nato-ramps-up-security-exercises-indonesia-s-presidential-election-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/chile-s-inferno-nato-ramps-up-security-exercises-indonesia-s-presidential-election-and-more/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:33:30 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/9850ec8e-76f1-35bc-882e-a38c84c3d9a9 Chile works to recover from the devastating wildfire in its central Valparaíso region; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) continues with its 2024 Steadfast Defender exercise, the largest since the Cold War, while uncertainty over members’ commitment grows; Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, holds vast general elections; and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attempts to reach a deal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and hostage release.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Nicolas Camut and Jakob Hanke Vela, “As Trump Looms, Top EU Politician Calls for European Nuclear Deterrent,” Politico

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Indonesia’s Presidential Election: The Old Guard Faces the New,” CFR.org

 

Brad Setser, “Mobilizing Russia’s Immobilized Reserves,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/chiles-inferno-nato-ramps-security-exercises-indonesias-presidential-election-and-more 

]]> Chile works to recover from the devastating wildfire in its central Valparaíso region; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) continues with its 2024 Steadfast Defender exercise, the largest since the Cold War, while uncertainty over members’ commitment grows; Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, holds vast general elections; and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attempts to reach a deal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and hostage release.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Nicolas Camut and Jakob Hanke Vela, “As Trump Looms, Top EU Politician Calls for European Nuclear Deterrent,” Politico

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Indonesia’s Presidential Election: The Old Guard Faces the New,” CFR.org

 

Brad Setser, “Mobilizing Russia’s Immobilized Reserves,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/chiles-inferno-nato-ramps-security-exercises-indonesias-presidential-election-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1635 full Biden Confronts Iran, China’s Lunar New Year Economic Slowdown, Pakistan’s Flawed Elections, and More Biden Confronts Iran, China’s Lunar New Year Economic Slowdown, Pakistan’s Flawed Elections, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-confronts-iran-china-s-lunar-new-year-economic-slowdown-pakistan-s-flawed-elections-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-confronts-iran-china-s-lunar-new-year-economic-slowdown-pakistan-s-flawed-elections-and-more/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:24:52 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/4626683c-59e5-39e4-9bba-a075dd6bd683 The Joe Biden administration contends with how to respond to a deadly attack on U.S. service members at a base in Jordan while also preventing a wider regional war; a faltering economy clouds festivities as millions of Chinese travel home for Lunar New Year; Pakistan will elect a new prime minister and National Assembly, but lackluster candidates, economic crisis, and unraveling security situation loom over the vote; and Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announce their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, increasing security concerns in western Africa.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Noah Berman and Clara Fong, “Pakistan Is on Edge Ahead of 2024 Elections,” CFR.org

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Pakistan’s Election Will Have One Major Winner: The Military,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-confronts-iran-chinas-lunar-new-year-economic-slowdown-pakistans-flawed-elections 

]]> The Joe Biden administration contends with how to respond to a deadly attack on U.S. service members at a base in Jordan while also preventing a wider regional war; a faltering economy clouds festivities as millions of Chinese travel home for Lunar New Year; Pakistan will elect a new prime minister and National Assembly, but lackluster candidates, economic crisis, and unraveling security situation loom over the vote; and Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announce their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, increasing security concerns in western Africa.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Noah Berman and Clara Fong, “Pakistan Is on Edge Ahead of 2024 Elections,” CFR.org

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Pakistan’s Election Will Have One Major Winner: The Military,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-confronts-iran-chinas-lunar-new-year-economic-slowdown-pakistans-flawed-elections 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1605 full Rebels Gain As Myanmar Marks Coup Anniversary, EU's Ukraine Aid Challenge, Kenya’s Pending Mission to Haiti, and More Rebels Gain As Myanmar Marks Coup Anniversary, EU's Ukraine Aid Challenge, Kenya’s Pending Mission to Haiti, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/rebels-gain-as-myanmar-marks-coup-anniversary-eus-ukraine-aid-challenge-kenya-s-pending-mission-to-haiti-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/rebels-gain-as-myanmar-marks-coup-anniversary-eus-ukraine-aid-challenge-kenya-s-pending-mission-to-haiti-and-more/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:10:10 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/38713246-b4cc-3bc9-84ee-5d1569f65719 The Three Brotherhood Alliance and other armed ethnic groups in Myanmar pose a significant threat to regime control as the country enters its third year under junta rule; the European Union (EU) meets for a special summit on military aid for Ukraine, but concerns remain over Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán; Kenya’s high court will decide whether if it is constitutional for Kenya to lead a multinational peacekeeping mission to Haiti; and hundreds of thousands across Germany protest against the Alternative for Germany’s anti-immigration policies.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware, God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America

 

Ebenezer Obadare and Robert I. Rotberg, “1100 Kenyans Will Not Save Haiti,” CFR.org

 

Avinash Paliwal, “Could Myanmar Come Apart?,” Foreign Affairs

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/rebels-gain-myanmar-marks-coup-anniversary-eus-ukraine-aid-challenge-kenyas-pending 

]]> The Three Brotherhood Alliance and other armed ethnic groups in Myanmar pose a significant threat to regime control as the country enters its third year under junta rule; the European Union (EU) meets for a special summit on military aid for Ukraine, but concerns remain over Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán; Kenya’s high court will decide whether if it is constitutional for Kenya to lead a multinational peacekeeping mission to Haiti; and hundreds of thousands across Germany protest against the Alternative for Germany’s anti-immigration policies.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware, God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America

 

Ebenezer Obadare and Robert I. Rotberg, “1100 Kenyans Will Not Save Haiti,” CFR.org

 

Avinash Paliwal, “Could Myanmar Come Apart?,” Foreign Affairs


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/rebels-gain-myanmar-marks-coup-anniversary-eus-ukraine-aid-challenge-kenyas-pending 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1470 full U.S.-Iran Proxy War Intensifies, Sudan Conflict Rages On, Sundance Film Festival Marks Forty Years, and More U.S.-Iran Proxy War Intensifies, Sudan Conflict Rages On, Sundance Film Festival Marks Forty Years, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/us-iran-proxy-war-intensifies-sudan-conflict-rages-on-sundance-film-festival-marks-forty-years-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/us-iran-proxy-war-intensifies-sudan-conflict-rages-on-sundance-film-festival-marks-forty-years-and-more/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:11:11 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/45ccbb4f-edcc-3d67-a2c1-8872e153d7ff More than one hundred days into the war in the Gaza Strip, hostilities continue to escalate region-wide, marked by clashes between proxies of Iran and U.S. forces; Sudan’s civil war worsens as a new diplomatic initiative stalls; the Sundance Film Festival celebrates its fortieth anniversary; and the small island nation of Nauru cuts ties with Taiwan.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Films, Sundance Film Festival 2024

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Taiwan’s Presidential Election Elicits Strong Response in Indo-Pacific,” CFR.org

 

Kali Robinson, “Who Governs the Palestinians?,” CFR.org

 

Michelle Gavin, “New Deals Open Old Wounds in the Horn of Africa,” CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-iran-proxy-war-intensifies-sudan-conflict-rages-sundance-film-festival-marks-forty

]]> More than one hundred days into the war in the Gaza Strip, hostilities continue to escalate region-wide, marked by clashes between proxies of Iran and U.S. forces; Sudan’s civil war worsens as a new diplomatic initiative stalls; the Sundance Film Festival celebrates its fortieth anniversary; and the small island nation of Nauru cuts ties with Taiwan.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Films, Sundance Film Festival 2024

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Taiwan’s Presidential Election Elicits Strong Response in Indo-Pacific,” CFR.org

 

Kali Robinson, “Who Governs the Palestinians?,” CFR.org

 

Michelle Gavin, “New Deals Open Old Wounds in the Horn of Africa,” CFR.org


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-iran-proxy-war-intensifies-sudan-conflict-rages-sundance-film-festival-marks-forty

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1769 full Taiwan’s Pivotal Elections, Apple Battles Regulations, Davos Addresses World Risks, and More Taiwan’s Pivotal Elections, Apple Battles Regulations, Davos Addresses World Risks, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/taiwan-s-pivotal-elections-apple-battles-regulations-davos-addresses-world-risks-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/taiwan-s-pivotal-elections-apple-battles-regulations-davos-addresses-world-risks-and-more/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:08:46 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/ebe2e869-a00e-38eb-9c5f-56e2c639e654 Taiwan holds its presidential and legislative elections, which have major geopolitical consequences for both the United States and China; tech giant Apple deals with patent infringement allegations while more governments consider regulations on tech; the fifty-fourth World Economic Forum Annual Meeting hosts global business and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, to address multiple crises such as conflict, climate change, and misinformation; and France appoints Gabriel Attal, the country’s youngest and first openly gay prime minister.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era: Responding to a More Assertive China, 2023

 

David McCabe and Tripp Mickle, “U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against Apple,” New York Times

 

David Sacks, “Taiwan’s Status Quo Election,” Foreign Affairs

 

David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing Hou Yu-ih’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org  

 

David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing Ko Wen-je’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org

 

David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing William Lai’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org

 

David Sacks, “Why China Would Struggle to Invade Taiwan,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/taiwans-pivotal-elections-apple-battles-regulations-davos-addresses-world-risks-and-more 

]]> Taiwan holds its presidential and legislative elections, which have major geopolitical consequences for both the United States and China; tech giant Apple deals with patent infringement allegations while more governments consider regulations on tech; the fifty-fourth World Economic Forum Annual Meeting hosts global business and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, to address multiple crises such as conflict, climate change, and misinformation; and France appoints Gabriel Attal, the country’s youngest and first openly gay prime minister.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era: Responding to a More Assertive China, 2023

 

David McCabe and Tripp Mickle, “U.S. Moves Closer to Filing Sweeping Antitrust Case Against Apple,” New York Times

 

David Sacks, “Taiwan’s Status Quo Election,” Foreign Affairs

 

David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing Hou Yu-ih’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org  

 

David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing Ko Wen-je’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org

 

David Sacks, “Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election: Analyzing William Lai’s Foreign Policy Positions,” CFR.org

 

David Sacks, “Why China Would Struggle to Invade Taiwan,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/taiwans-pivotal-elections-apple-battles-regulations-davos-addresses-world-risks-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1556 full Mideast Tensions Grow, Consumer Electronics Show Spotlights AI, Divided U.S. Congress Returns, and More Mideast Tensions Grow, Consumer Electronics Show Spotlights AI, Divided U.S. Congress Returns, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/mideast-tensions-grow-consumer-electronics-show-spotlights-ai-divided-us-congress-returns-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/mideast-tensions-grow-consumer-electronics-show-spotlights-ai-divided-us-congress-returns-and-more/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:16:24 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/116cb0ba-eb95-3685-8711-0e21a2597f76 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to the Middle East as the region reacts to attacks in Iran, Lebanon, and the Red Sea; the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas previews new products and services equipped with artificial intelligence (AI); the U.S. Congress returns from its holiday recess with divisions over migration and defense aid; and the stabbing of South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stirs fears ahead of elections.

 

Recommended Listening

 

“The Year of AI and Elections,” Why It Matters

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/mideast-tensions-grow-consumer-electronics-show-spotlights-ai-divided-us-congress-returns 

]]> U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to the Middle East as the region reacts to attacks in Iran, Lebanon, and the Red Sea; the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas previews new products and services equipped with artificial intelligence (AI); the U.S. Congress returns from its holiday recess with divisions over migration and defense aid; and the stabbing of South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stirs fears ahead of elections.

 

Recommended Listening

 

“The Year of AI and Elections,” Why It Matters

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/mideast-tensions-grow-consumer-electronics-show-spotlights-ai-divided-us-congress-returns 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1663 full The World Next Year: Stories to Watch in 2024 The World Next Year: Stories to Watch in 2024 https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/the-world-next-year-stories-to-watch-in-2024/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/the-world-next-year-stories-to-watch-in-2024/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:05:06 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/860975d9-8e05-3bb0-865e-7a8d4adedfef In this special, year-end episode, Nahal Toosi, Politico’s senior correspondent for foreign affairs and national security, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to review the biggest events of 2023 and the stories to keep an eye on in the coming year. They discuss instability caused by the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the global push for a greener future, challenges to immigration policy, the numerous elections of 2024, U.S. global leadership, and more. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Matthieu Favas, “The Green Transition Will Transform The Global Economic Order,” The Economist

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/world-next-year-stories-watch-2024 

]]> In this special, year-end episode, Nahal Toosi, Politico’s senior correspondent for foreign affairs and national security, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to review the biggest events of 2023 and the stories to keep an eye on in the coming year. They discuss instability caused by the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the global push for a greener future, challenges to immigration policy, the numerous elections of 2024, U.S. global leadership, and more. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Matthieu Favas, “The Green Transition Will Transform The Global Economic Order,” The Economist

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/world-next-year-stories-watch-2024 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2870 full Guyana-Venezuela Border Dispute, Missile Defense Base in Poland, DRC Elections, and More Guyana-Venezuela Border Dispute, Missile Defense Base in Poland, DRC Elections, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/guyana-venezuela-border-dispute-missile-defense-base-in-poland-drc-elections-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/guyana-venezuela-border-dispute-missile-defense-base-in-poland-drc-elections-and-more/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:36:28 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/3256e842-0a01-3f89-b003-279d203d8320 Guyana and Venezuela begin discussion on a territorial dispute over the Essequibo region; the Redzikowo U.S. missile defense base in Poland becomes operable; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) holds presidential elections; and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny goes missing.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Will Freeman, “Will Venezuela invade Guyana?,” CFR

 

Michelle Gavin, “The Democratic Republic of Congo Holds Tense Elections: What to Know,” CFR.org

 

Recommended Reading

 

Jerry Lewis, “The Nuclear Option,” Foreign Affairs

 

Carla Anne Robbins, “Antiballistic Missile System Gets Renewed Support From Clinton,” Wall Street Journal

 

Carla Anne Robbins, “Bush's Planned Missile-Shield Program May Violate ABM Treaty 'Within Months’,” Wall Street Journal

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/guyana-venezuela-border-dispute-missile-defense-base-poland-drc-elections-and-more 

]]> Guyana and Venezuela begin discussion on a territorial dispute over the Essequibo region; the Redzikowo U.S. missile defense base in Poland becomes operable; the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) holds presidential elections; and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny goes missing.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Will Freeman, “Will Venezuela invade Guyana?,” CFR

 

Michelle Gavin, “The Democratic Republic of Congo Holds Tense Elections: What to Know,” CFR.org

 

Recommended Reading

 

Jerry Lewis, “The Nuclear Option,” Foreign Affairs

 

Carla Anne Robbins, “Antiballistic Missile System Gets Renewed Support From Clinton,” Wall Street Journal

 

Carla Anne Robbins, “Bush's Planned Missile-Shield Program May Violate ABM Treaty 'Within Months’,” Wall Street Journal

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/guyana-venezuela-border-dispute-missile-defense-base-poland-drc-elections-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1659 full Fighting Resumes in Gaza, EU Summit’s Ukraine Challenge, Egypt’s Elections, and More Fighting Resumes in Gaza, EU Summit’s Ukraine Challenge, Egypt’s Elections, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/fighting-resumes-in-gaza-eu-summit-s-ukraine-challenge-egypt-s-elections-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/fighting-resumes-in-gaza-eu-summit-s-ukraine-challenge-egypt-s-elections-and-more/#comments Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:32:29 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/7445a628-6ddf-37d8-9911-412bb1c8b1d4 Palestinian civilians find fewer safe places to shelter as Israeli forces expand ground operations south in the Gaza Strip; European Union (EU) leaders discuss prospects for more aid and EU membership for Ukraine; Egypt holds presidential elections amid an economic crisis; and a former senior U.S. diplomat is charged as a spy for Cuba.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“How a Sombre Mood Gripped Europe,” Economist

 

“How Victor Manuel Rocha Got Away with Spying for Cuba for So Long,” All Things Considered

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/fighting-resumes-gaza-eu-summits-ukraine-challenge-egypts-elections-and-more 

]]> Palestinian civilians find fewer safe places to shelter as Israeli forces expand ground operations south in the Gaza Strip; European Union (EU) leaders discuss prospects for more aid and EU membership for Ukraine; Egypt holds presidential elections amid an economic crisis; and a former senior U.S. diplomat is charged as a spy for Cuba.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“How a Sombre Mood Gripped Europe,” Economist

 

“How Victor Manuel Rocha Got Away with Spying for Cuba for So Long,” All Things Considered

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/fighting-resumes-gaza-eu-summits-ukraine-challenge-egypts-elections-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1691 full COP28 in Dubai, Russia Crackdown on Journalists, China Illness Spike, and More COP28 in Dubai, Russia Crackdown on Journalists, China Illness Spike, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/cop28-in-dubai-russia-crackdown-on-journalists-china-illness-spike-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/cop28-in-dubai-russia-crackdown-on-journalists-china-illness-spike-and-more/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:09:23 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/09c89e2c-710b-3df8-b7c1-49fe508f4cee The United Arab Emirates, a major oil and gas producer, hosts the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), where hundreds of world leaders meet to discuss limiting global warming and helping states that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change; Russia arbitrarily detains a journalist with U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and the World Health Organization asks China for information on a spike in respiratory illness.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“CPJ and Partners Call on Blinken to Designate RFE/RL’s Alsu Kurmasheva ‘Wrongfully Detained’ by Russia,” Committee to Protect Journalists 

 

Justin Rowlatt, “UAE Planned to Use COP28 Climate Talks to Make Oil Deals,” BBC

 

Recommended Reading

 

RFE/RL’s Idel.Realities, “Russian Rights Group Memorial Recognizes RFE/RL’s Kurmasheva As Political Prisoner,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

 

Robert McMahon, “Russia Is Censoring News on the War in Ukraine. Foreign Media Are Trying to Get Around That,” CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/cop28-dubai-russia-crackdown-journalists-china-illness-spike-and-more 

]]> The United Arab Emirates, a major oil and gas producer, hosts the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), where hundreds of world leaders meet to discuss limiting global warming and helping states that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change; Russia arbitrarily detains a journalist with U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and the World Health Organization asks China for information on a spike in respiratory illness.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“CPJ and Partners Call on Blinken to Designate RFE/RL’s Alsu Kurmasheva ‘Wrongfully Detained’ by Russia,” Committee to Protect Journalists 

 

Justin Rowlatt, “UAE Planned to Use COP28 Climate Talks to Make Oil Deals,” BBC

 

Recommended Reading

 

RFE/RL’s Idel.Realities, “Russian Rights Group Memorial Recognizes RFE/RL’s Kurmasheva As Political Prisoner,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

 

Robert McMahon, “Russia Is Censoring News on the War in Ukraine. Foreign Media Are Trying to Get Around That,” CFR.org


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/cop28-dubai-russia-crackdown-journalists-china-illness-spike-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1500 full Winter Stalemate in Ukraine, Argentina’s Presidential Runoff, Turkey’s President visits Berlin, and More Winter Stalemate in Ukraine, Argentina’s Presidential Runoff, Turkey’s President visits Berlin, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/winter-stalemate-in-ukraine-argentina-s-presidential-runoff-turkey-s-president-visits-berlin-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/winter-stalemate-in-ukraine-argentina-s-presidential-runoff-turkey-s-president-visits-berlin-and-more/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:44:12 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/98b544f0-eff7-3b1f-a013-604315bec415 Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces stalls as the future of U.S. aid remains uncertain; Argentina gears up for its presidential election runoff while inflation rates soar; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrives in Berlin to address refugee flows and the Israel–Hamas war with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; and David Cameron returns to the United Kingdom government as foreign secretary.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Lucy Fisher, Anna Gross, and Jim Pickard, “David Cameron Brings Experience and Baggage as He Returns to Politics,” Financial Times

 

Brad W. Setser, “Argentina Election Draws Wider Attention to Embattled Economy,” CFR.org

 

“Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief on the Breakthrough He Needs to Beat Russia,” Economist

 

Andrew Wilks, “Turkey’s Erdogan Says He Trusts Russia as Much as He Trusts the West,” Associated Press

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/winter-stalemate-ukraine-argentinas-presidential-runoff-turkeys-president-visits-berlin 

]]> Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces stalls as the future of U.S. aid remains uncertain; Argentina gears up for its presidential election runoff while inflation rates soar; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrives in Berlin to address refugee flows and the Israel–Hamas war with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz; and David Cameron returns to the United Kingdom government as foreign secretary.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Lucy Fisher, Anna Gross, and Jim Pickard, “David Cameron Brings Experience and Baggage as He Returns to Politics,” Financial Times

 

Brad W. Setser, “Argentina Election Draws Wider Attention to Embattled Economy,” CFR.org

 

“Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief on the Breakthrough He Needs to Beat Russia,” Economist

 

Andrew Wilks, “Turkey’s Erdogan Says He Trusts Russia as Much as He Trusts the West,” Associated Press


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/winter-stalemate-ukraine-argentinas-presidential-runoff-turkeys-president-visits-berlin 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1724 full Biden and Xi at APEC, Macron’s Gaza Conference, Arab League Emergency Summit, and More Biden and Xi at APEC, Macron’s Gaza Conference, Arab League Emergency Summit, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-and-xi-at-apec-macron-s-gaza-conference-arab-league-emergency-summit-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-and-xi-at-apec-macron-s-gaza-conference-arab-league-emergency-summit-and-more/#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:25:10 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/cdedb4a0-f7cc-3aa0-b11b-87a24323556e The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit begins in San Francisco with U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to meet on the sidelines; French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a humanitarian conference to discuss new aid options for civilians in the Gaza Strip; the Arab League holds an emergency summit in Riyadh at the request of the Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabia; and the United States and China discuss nuclear arms control.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Ian Johnson, “Can a Summit Ease U.S.-China Tensions?,” CFR.org

 

Inu Manak, “Unpacking the IPEF: Biden’s Indo-Pacific Trade Play,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-and-xi-apec-macrons-gaza-conference-arab-league-emergency-summit-and-more 

]]> The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit begins in San Francisco with U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to meet on the sidelines; French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a humanitarian conference to discuss new aid options for civilians in the Gaza Strip; the Arab League holds an emergency summit in Riyadh at the request of the Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabia; and the United States and China discuss nuclear arms control.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Ian Johnson, “Can a Summit Ease U.S.-China Tensions?,” CFR.org

 

Inu Manak, “Unpacking the IPEF: Biden’s Indo-Pacific Trade Play,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-and-xi-apec-macrons-gaza-conference-arab-league-emergency-summit-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1672 full Israel-Hamas War Ground Campaign, Biden Hosts Latin American Leaders, Congress Debates Israel and Ukraine Aid, and More Israel-Hamas War Ground Campaign, Biden Hosts Latin American Leaders, Congress Debates Israel and Ukraine Aid, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/israel-hamas-war-ground-campaign-biden-hosts-latin-american-leaders-congress-debates-israel-and-ukraine-aid-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/israel-hamas-war-ground-campaign-biden-hosts-latin-american-leaders-congress-debates-israel-and-ukraine-aid-and-more/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:11:59 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/ce6702bf-b672-38ad-a95c-d3e1c11c5e67 Israel’s ground operations in the Gaza Strip intensify as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli leaders amid calls for a pause in fighting; U.S. President Biden hosts the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Summit to discuss regional economic growth and the migration crisis; Congress considers aid to Israel and Ukraine as a government shutdown approaches; and conflict displaces 6.9 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Center for Preventative Action, “Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” CFR.org

 

Noël James, “Women This Week: Sexual Assault Increasing Among Displaced Women in the Congo,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israel-hamas-war-ground-campaign-biden-hosts-latin-american-leaders-congress-debates

]]> Israel’s ground operations in the Gaza Strip intensify as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli leaders amid calls for a pause in fighting; U.S. President Biden hosts the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Summit to discuss regional economic growth and the migration crisis; Congress considers aid to Israel and Ukraine as a government shutdown approaches; and conflict displaces 6.9 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Center for Preventative Action, “Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo,” CFR.org

 

Noël James, “Women This Week: Sexual Assault Increasing Among Displaced Women in the Congo,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israel-hamas-war-ground-campaign-biden-hosts-latin-american-leaders-congress-debates

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1737 full Diplomacy Intensifies With Israel-Hamas War, UK’s AI Safety Summit, China’s Foreign Minister Visits Washington, and More Diplomacy Intensifies With Israel-Hamas War, UK’s AI Safety Summit, China’s Foreign Minister Visits Washington, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/diplomacy-intensifies-with-israel-hamas-war-uk-s-ai-safety-summit-china-s-foreign-minister-visits-washington-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/diplomacy-intensifies-with-israel-hamas-war-uk-s-ai-safety-summit-china-s-foreign-minister-visits-washington-and-more/#comments Thu, 26 Oct 2023 20:07:30 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/a4158f1a-9265-3a5f-b46a-7c4e196899bd Diplomatic contacts surge ahead of anticipated escalation in the Israel-Hamas war; the United Kingdom (UK) hosts its first artificial intelligence (AI) Safety Summit to develop strategies that mitigate the risks of AI; Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Washington, DC to speak with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan; and Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan possibly faces the death penalty.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“The Future of the Israel-Hamas War, With Linda Robinson,” The President’s Inbox

 

“The Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question: Vote on Competing Draft Resolutions,” What's In Blue

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/diplomacy-intensifies-israel-hamas-war-uks-ai-safety-summit-chinas-foreign-minister-visits 

 

]]> Diplomatic contacts surge ahead of anticipated escalation in the Israel-Hamas war; the United Kingdom (UK) hosts its first artificial intelligence (AI) Safety Summit to develop strategies that mitigate the risks of AI; Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Washington, DC to speak with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan; and Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan possibly faces the death penalty.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“The Future of the Israel-Hamas War, With Linda Robinson,” The President’s Inbox

 

“The Middle East, Including the Palestinian Question: Vote on Competing Draft Resolutions,” What's In Blue

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/diplomacy-intensifies-israel-hamas-war-uks-ai-safety-summit-chinas-foreign-minister-visits 

 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1552 full Eyes on Gaza, Argentina’s Presidential Vote, Putin Seeks Friends, and More Eyes on Gaza, Argentina’s Presidential Vote, Putin Seeks Friends, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/eyes-on-gaza-argentina-s-presidential-vote-putin-seeks-friends-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/eyes-on-gaza-argentina-s-presidential-vote-putin-seeks-friends-and-more/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2023 20:25:54 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/adc3489a-1c2d-3070-b1e4-fd3650153ae1 As the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip continues, diplomacy ramps up in the Middle East amid concerns of spreading tensions; Argentina holds an election while its economy suffers record inflation; Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials venture abroad to seek allies as their war with Ukraine grinds on; and the death toll from Sudan’s conflict reaches at least nine thousand.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Keith Bradsher, Anatoly Kurmanaev, and David Pierson, “Putin Visits China to Bolster Ties With ‘My Friend,’ Xi,” New York Times

 

Christina Bouri and Diana Roy, “The Israel-Hamas War: The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza,” CFR.org

 

Steven A. Cook, “Will Egypt Play a Role in Easing the Gaza War?,” CFR.org

 

Steven A. Cook, “Why the U.S. Tolerates Qatar’s Hamas Ties,” Foreign Policy

 

Shannon K. O’Neil and Will Freeman, “Latin America This Week: September 20, 2023,” CFR.org

 

“President Joe Biden: The 2023 60 Minutes Interview,” 60 Minutes

 

David J. Scheffer, “What International Law Has to Say About the Israel-Hamas War,” CFR.org

 

“The Genocide That No One’s Talking About,” The Intelligence

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eyes-gaza-argentinas-presidential-vote-putin-seeks-friends-and-more 

]]> As the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip continues, diplomacy ramps up in the Middle East amid concerns of spreading tensions; Argentina holds an election while its economy suffers record inflation; Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials venture abroad to seek allies as their war with Ukraine grinds on; and the death toll from Sudan’s conflict reaches at least nine thousand.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Keith Bradsher, Anatoly Kurmanaev, and David Pierson, “Putin Visits China to Bolster Ties With ‘My Friend,’ Xi,” New York Times

 

Christina Bouri and Diana Roy, “The Israel-Hamas War: The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza,” CFR.org

 

Steven A. Cook, “Will Egypt Play a Role in Easing the Gaza War?,” CFR.org

 

Steven A. Cook, “Why the U.S. Tolerates Qatar’s Hamas Ties,” Foreign Policy

 

Shannon K. O’Neil and Will Freeman, “Latin America This Week: September 20, 2023,” CFR.org

 

“President Joe Biden: The 2023 60 Minutes Interview,” 60 Minutes

 

David J. Scheffer, “What International Law Has to Say About the Israel-Hamas War,” CFR.org

 

“The Genocide That No One’s Talking About,” The Intelligence

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eyes-gaza-argentinas-presidential-vote-putin-seeks-friends-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1701 full The Israel-Hamas War’s Next Phase, Poland’s Democracy Test, Australia’s ‘Indigenous Voice’ Referendum, and More The Israel-Hamas War’s Next Phase, Poland’s Democracy Test, Australia’s ‘Indigenous Voice’ Referendum, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/the-israel-hamas-war-s-next-phase-poland-s-democracy-test-australia-s-indigenous-voice-referendum-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/the-israel-hamas-war-s-next-phase-poland-s-democracy-test-australia-s-indigenous-voice-referendum-and-more/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:01:33 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/f836b85b-c1d8-3796-9c62-c0e7d345abf6 Israeli and Palestinian casualties rise as fighting between Israel and Hamas continues; Poland holds a pivotal parliamentary election; Australia votes on whether to enshrine representation for Indigenous people in its constitution; and Afghanistan struggles with the aftermath of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Wojciech Kość, “Poland’s Ruling Party Publishes Top Secret War Plan as a Campaign Stunt,” Politico

 

Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, “Afghanistan Earthquakes a ‘Disaster on Top of a Disaster’, World Food Programme Says,” Reuters

 

“The Israel-Hamas War, With Elliott Abrams and Steven Cook,” The President’s Inbox

 

Visit CFR.org’s Israeli-Palestinian Conflict page for up-to-date coverage

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israel-hamas-wars-next-phase-polands-democracy-test-australias-indigenous-voice-referendum 

]]> Israeli and Palestinian casualties rise as fighting between Israel and Hamas continues; Poland holds a pivotal parliamentary election; Australia votes on whether to enshrine representation for Indigenous people in its constitution; and Afghanistan struggles with the aftermath of a 6.3-magnitude earthquake.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Wojciech Kość, “Poland’s Ruling Party Publishes Top Secret War Plan as a Campaign Stunt,” Politico

 

Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, “Afghanistan Earthquakes a ‘Disaster on Top of a Disaster’, World Food Programme Says,” Reuters

 

“The Israel-Hamas War, With Elliott Abrams and Steven Cook,” The President’s Inbox

 

Visit CFR.org’s Israeli-Palestinian Conflict page for up-to-date coverage

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/israel-hamas-wars-next-phase-polands-democracy-test-australias-indigenous-voice-referendum 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1691 full Russia Tests New Missile and Seeks to Rejoin UN Human Rights Council, ICJ Takes On Syria, and More Russia Tests New Missile and Seeks to Rejoin UN Human Rights Council, ICJ Takes On Syria, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-tests-new-missile-and-seeks-to-rejoin-un-human-rights-council-icj-takes-on-syria-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-tests-new-missile-and-seeks-to-rejoin-un-human-rights-council-icj-takes-on-syria-and-more/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2023 20:36:34 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/259b2b0a-5b28-319e-9992-5089534667ac Recent satellite imagery indicates that Russia is preparing to test a new nuclear-powered missile; the UN Human Rights Council votes on new members, with Russia vying to rejoin after its April 2022 suspension; the International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins hearings on torture in Syria; and one hundred thousand ethnic Armenians flee as Azerbaijan asserts control over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Isabel Debre, “Israeli Arms Quietly Helped Azerbaijan Retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the Dismay of Region’s Armenians,” Associated Press

 

Riley Mellen, “Russia May Be Planning to Test a Nuclear-Powered Missile,” New York Times

 

David J. Scheffer, “Ethnic Cleansing Is Happening in Nagorno-Karabakh. How Can the World Respond?,” CFR.org

 

“UN Karabakh Mission Told ‘Sudden’ Exodus Means As Few As 50 Ethnic Armenians May Remain,” UN News

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/russia-tests-new-missile-and-seeks-rejoin-un-human-rights-council-icj-takes-syria-and-more 

]]> Recent satellite imagery indicates that Russia is preparing to test a new nuclear-powered missile; the UN Human Rights Council votes on new members, with Russia vying to rejoin after its April 2022 suspension; the International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins hearings on torture in Syria; and one hundred thousand ethnic Armenians flee as Azerbaijan asserts control over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Isabel Debre, “Israeli Arms Quietly Helped Azerbaijan Retake Nagorno-Karabakh, to the Dismay of Region’s Armenians,” Associated Press

 

Riley Mellen, “Russia May Be Planning to Test a Nuclear-Powered Missile,” New York Times

 

David J. Scheffer, “Ethnic Cleansing Is Happening in Nagorno-Karabakh. How Can the World Respond?,” CFR.org

 

“UN Karabakh Mission Told ‘Sudden’ Exodus Means As Few As 50 Ethnic Armenians May Remain,” UN News

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/russia-tests-new-missile-and-seeks-rejoin-un-human-rights-council-icj-takes-syria-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1657 full PEPFAR Reauthorization Struggle, Banned Books Week, Slovakia Democracy Test, and More PEPFAR Reauthorization Struggle, Banned Books Week, Slovakia Democracy Test, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/pepfar-reauthorization-struggle-banned-books-week-slovakia-democracy-test-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/pepfar-reauthorization-struggle-banned-books-week-slovakia-democracy-test-and-more/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:50:45 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/495443d5-64f1-3ac6-8ad9-192e45cbbfd0 Important provisions of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could expire due to partisan divisions, threatening a widely successful initiative; libraries take part in U.S. Banned Books Week in the face of a rising censorship movement; Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election amid concerns that pro-Russia parties will gain power; and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President ​​Bashar al-Assad announce a partnership.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Michelle Gavin, “PEPFAR at Twenty,” CFR.org

 

“Let Freedom Read Day,” BannedBooksWeek.org

 

Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow, “How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts,” CFR.org

 

More Perfect, WNYC Studios

 

The Coldest Cast in Laramie, Serial Productions

 

The Rewatchables, The Ringer

 

Peter Wehner, “The Republican Betrayal of PEPFAR,” The Atlantic

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/pepfar-reauthorization-struggle-banned-books-week-slovakia-democracy-test-and-more 

]]> Important provisions of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could expire due to partisan divisions, threatening a widely successful initiative; libraries take part in U.S. Banned Books Week in the face of a rising censorship movement; Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election amid concerns that pro-Russia parties will gain power; and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Syrian President ​​Bashar al-Assad announce a partnership.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Michelle Gavin, “PEPFAR at Twenty,” CFR.org

 

“Let Freedom Read Day,” BannedBooksWeek.org

 

Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow, “How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts,” CFR.org

 

More Perfect, WNYC Studios

 

The Coldest Cast in Laramie, Serial Productions

 

The Rewatchables, The Ringer

 

Peter Wehner, “The Republican Betrayal of PEPFAR,” The Atlantic

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/pepfar-reauthorization-struggle-banned-books-week-slovakia-democracy-test-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1923 full Zelenskyy in Washington, Spain Tries to Form a Government, UN Spotlights Nuclear Weapons, and More Zelenskyy in Washington, Spain Tries to Form a Government, UN Spotlights Nuclear Weapons, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/zelenskyy-in-washington-spain-tries-to-form-a-government-un-spotlights-nuclear-weapons-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/zelenskyy-in-washington-spain-tries-to-form-a-government-un-spotlights-nuclear-weapons-and-more/#comments Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:03:20 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/9fbda8b2-1982-30b9-afa9-820507c37c5e Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. President Joe Biden and members of Congress to ensure continued U.S. military aid amid Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia; the Spanish parliament attempts to choose a prime minister, with both Alberto Núñez Feijóo and serving President Pedro Sánchez reliant on smaller fringe parties to secure a majority; the United Nations observes the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons despite the continuing global prevalence of nuclear weapons; and relations between Canada and India are frayed after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of ordering the death of prominent Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/zelenskyy-washington-spain-tries-form-government-un-spotlights-nuclear-weapons-and-more 

]]> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.S. President Joe Biden and members of Congress to ensure continued U.S. military aid amid Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia; the Spanish parliament attempts to choose a prime minister, with both Alberto Núñez Feijóo and serving President Pedro Sánchez reliant on smaller fringe parties to secure a majority; the United Nations observes the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons despite the continuing global prevalence of nuclear weapons; and relations between Canada and India are frayed after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of ordering the death of prominent Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/zelenskyy-washington-spain-tries-form-government-un-spotlights-nuclear-weapons-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1761 full Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death, UN Summits On Climate and Development, Russia Recruits Cubans, and More Anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s Death, UN Summits On Climate and Development, Russia Recruits Cubans, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/anniversary-of-mahsa-amini-s-death-un-summits-on-climate-and-development-russia-recruits-cubans-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/anniversary-of-mahsa-amini-s-death-un-summits-on-climate-and-development-russia-recruits-cubans-and-more/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:53:07 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/dee16f4a-74c8-3bc0-91c2-2899619fa024 One year after the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police prompted widespread domestic protests, the Islamic Republic appears to have rebounded while keeping a prominent international profile; the United Nations General Assembly begins its high-level debate week with leaders gathering to attend major summits on Sustainable Development Goals and climate challenges; and Cuba arrests Russian recruiters looking for more fighters.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Who Runs the World?... Not Women,” Why It Matters

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/anniversary-mahsa-aminis-death-un-summits-climate-and-development-russia-recruits-cubans 

]]> One year after the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police prompted widespread domestic protests, the Islamic Republic appears to have rebounded while keeping a prominent international profile; the United Nations General Assembly begins its high-level debate week with leaders gathering to attend major summits on Sustainable Development Goals and climate challenges; and Cuba arrests Russian recruiters looking for more fighters.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Who Runs the World?... Not Women,” Why It Matters

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/anniversary-mahsa-aminis-death-un-summits-climate-and-development-russia-recruits-cubans 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1548 full India’s G20 Summit, 9/11 in Chile and the U.S., Kim Jong Un and Putin Draw Closer, and More India’s G20 Summit, 9/11 in Chile and the U.S., Kim Jong Un and Putin Draw Closer, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/india-s-g20-summit-911-in-chile-and-the-us-kim-jong-un-and-putin-draw-closer-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/india-s-g20-summit-911-in-chile-and-the-us-kim-jong-un-and-putin-draw-closer-and-more/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:04:49 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/9b5407df-1e54-3d43-ac9c-0e24dc9b6072 Leaders of major global economies meet in New Delhi, India for the annual Group of Twenty (G20) summit to solve the most pressing economic challenges; on September 11th, Chile marks fifty years since General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte’s military coup and the United States observes the twenty-second anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks; a possible meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin troubles national security experts; and the European Union struggles with a surge in asylum applications.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Jack Devine, “What Really Happened in Chile,” Foreign Affairs

 

Pablo Larraín, El Conde

 

Francisco O. Mora, “Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Coup D’état in Chile,” U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States

 

Scott Snyder, “The Perils of a Renewed North Korea-Russia Relationship,” CFR.org

 

The 9/11 Commission Report [PDF], The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/indias-g20-summit-911-chile-and-us-kim-jong-un-and-putin-draw-closer-and-more 

]]> Leaders of major global economies meet in New Delhi, India for the annual Group of Twenty (G20) summit to solve the most pressing economic challenges; on September 11th, Chile marks fifty years since General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte’s military coup and the United States observes the twenty-second anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks; a possible meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin troubles national security experts; and the European Union struggles with a surge in asylum applications.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Jack Devine, “What Really Happened in Chile,” Foreign Affairs

 

Pablo Larraín, El Conde

 

Francisco O. Mora, “Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Coup D’état in Chile,” U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States

 

Scott Snyder, “The Perils of a Renewed North Korea-Russia Relationship,” CFR.org

 

The 9/11 Commission Report [PDF], The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/indias-g20-summit-911-chile-and-us-kim-jong-un-and-putin-draw-closer-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1768 full ASEAN Summit, AMLO’s Final Year, COVID-19 Variants Emerge, and More ASEAN Summit, AMLO’s Final Year, COVID-19 Variants Emerge, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/asean-summit-amlo-s-final-year-covid-19-variants-emerge-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/asean-summit-amlo-s-final-year-covid-19-variants-emerge-and-more/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:16:35 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/1017f2fe-3935-363e-8cba-d312938f7aaf Southeast Asian leaders meet in Jakarta, Indonesia for the forty-third Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, working to improve the bloc’s cooperation with external partners; Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly known as AMLO, begins the last year of his six-year term; new COVID-19 variants drive a spike in U.S. cases and hospitalizations; and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo’s visit to Beijing spurs renewed interest in U.S.-China trade.

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/asean-summit-amlos-final-year-covid-19-variants-emerge-and-more 

]]> Southeast Asian leaders meet in Jakarta, Indonesia for the forty-third Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, working to improve the bloc’s cooperation with external partners; Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, commonly known as AMLO, begins the last year of his six-year term; new COVID-19 variants drive a spike in U.S. cases and hospitalizations; and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo’s visit to Beijing spurs renewed interest in U.S.-China trade.

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/asean-summit-amlos-final-year-covid-19-variants-emerge-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1832 full EU Crackdowns on Big Tech, After Prigozhin, Two Years of Taliban, and More EU Crackdowns on Big Tech, After Prigozhin, Two Years of Taliban, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/eu-crackdowns-on-big-tech-after-prigozhin-two-years-of-taliban-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/eu-crackdowns-on-big-tech-after-prigozhin-two-years-of-taliban-and-more/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2023 17:33:29 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/a326cf7b-468f-3b46-a4f8-7e7adaf97e34 Major technology companies rush to comply with the European Union (EU) Digital Services Act, which makes online platforms responsible for moderating harmful content; questions mount about the Russian private military company Wagner Group after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly killed in a plane crash; the Taliban enters its third year in power since the U.S. military evacuated from Afghanistan; and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visits Saudi Arabia as the former rival countries to normalize relations.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Israeli-Saudi Peace Deal, With Steven A. Cook,” The President’s Inbox

 

Tatiana Stanovaya, “Putin’s Age of Chaos,” Foreign Affairs

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eu-crackdowns-big-tech-after-prigozhin-two-years-taliban-and-more 

]]> Major technology companies rush to comply with the European Union (EU) Digital Services Act, which makes online platforms responsible for moderating harmful content; questions mount about the Russian private military company Wagner Group after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly killed in a plane crash; the Taliban enters its third year in power since the U.S. military evacuated from Afghanistan; and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visits Saudi Arabia as the former rival countries to normalize relations.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Israeli-Saudi Peace Deal, With Steven A. Cook,” The President’s Inbox

 

Tatiana Stanovaya, “Putin’s Age of Chaos,” Foreign Affairs


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eu-crackdowns-big-tech-after-prigozhin-two-years-taliban-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1744 full U.S.-Japan-South Korea Summit, Ecuador’s Snap Election, BRICS Leaders Meet, and More U.S.-Japan-South Korea Summit, Ecuador’s Snap Election, BRICS Leaders Meet, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/us-japan-south-korea-summit-ecuador-s-snap-election-brics-leaders-meet-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/us-japan-south-korea-summit-ecuador-s-snap-election-brics-leaders-meet-and-more/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:51:33 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/73077216-5571-3c3e-9e4e-f53e3b39ae89 U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol meet at Camp David to try to strengthen security cooperation against North Korea and coordinate China policies; Ecuador holds a snap election amid political violence; South Africa hosts the fifteenth summit of BRICS nations Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa with the goal of expanding the group’s geopolitical influence; and Niger’s crisis worsens as the military junta vows to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Mohamed Bazoum, “President of Niger: My Country Is Under Attack and I’ve Been Taken Hostage,” Washington Post

 

Hanna Foreman, Mireya Solís, and Andrew Yeo, “America’s Window of Opportunity in Asia,” Foreign Affairs

 

Scott A. Snyder, “The Trilateral Summit at Camp David: Institutionalizing U.S.-Japan-South Korea Coordination,” CFR.org

 

Scott A. Snyder and Sheila A. Smith, “Media Briefing: U.S.-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-japan-south-korea-summit-ecuadors-snap-election-brics-leaders-meet-and-more 

]]> U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol meet at Camp David to try to strengthen security cooperation against North Korea and coordinate China policies; Ecuador holds a snap election amid political violence; South Africa hosts the fifteenth summit of BRICS nations Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa with the goal of expanding the group’s geopolitical influence; and Niger’s crisis worsens as the military junta vows to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Mohamed Bazoum, “President of Niger: My Country Is Under Attack and I’ve Been Taken Hostage,” Washington Post

 

Hanna Foreman, Mireya Solís, and Andrew Yeo, “America’s Window of Opportunity in Asia,” Foreign Affairs

 

Scott A. Snyder, “The Trilateral Summit at Camp David: Institutionalizing U.S.-Japan-South Korea Coordination,” CFR.org

 

Scott A. Snyder and Sheila A. Smith, “Media Briefing: U.S.-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/us-japan-south-korea-summit-ecuadors-snap-election-brics-leaders-meet-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1720 full TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2023 (Replay) TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2023 (Replay) https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-what-to-read-this-summer-2023-replay/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-what-to-read-this-summer-2023-replay/#comments Thu, 10 Aug 2023 02:00:00 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/7d55069d-e789-3ab9-ae6e-c8435b75abed In this special episode of The World Next Week, Rosa Brooks, the Scott K. Ginsburg Chair in Law and Policy and professor at Georgetown University Law Center, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and other entertainment they’re enjoying this summer.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Carla’s Picks

 

Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer

 

Caitlin Doughty, From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

 

Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”

Bob’s Picks

 

Konstantin Paustovsky, translated by Douglas Smith, The Story of a Life

 

Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

 

“Jonathan GPT Swift on Jonathan Swift,” Conversations with Tyler

Rosa’s Picks

 

Alex Mar, Seventy Times Seven: A True Story Of Murder And Mercy

 

George Black, Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone

 

John Linson and Taylor Sheridan, “Yellowstone”

Additional Books, Podcasts, Shows, and Games Mentioned on the Podcast

 

John Adams, Doctor Atomic

 

Edward Berger, “All Quiet on the Western Front”

 

Tyler Cowen, “Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide”

 

Joan Didion, The White Album

 

Craig Mazin, “The Last of Us”

 

Pong

 

Sam Shaw, “Manhattan”

 

Frank Spotnitz, “The Man in the High Castle”

 

Fred Zinnemann, “From Here to Eternity”

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-what-read-summer-2023 

 

This episode first aired: July 6, 2023

]]> In this special episode of The World Next Week, Rosa Brooks, the Scott K. Ginsburg Chair in Law and Policy and professor at Georgetown University Law Center, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and other entertainment they’re enjoying this summer.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Carla’s Picks

 

Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer

 

Caitlin Doughty, From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

 

Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”




Bob’s Picks

 

Konstantin Paustovsky, translated by Douglas Smith, The Story of a Life

 

Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

 

“Jonathan GPT Swift on Jonathan Swift,” Conversations with Tyler




Rosa’s Picks

 

Alex Mar, Seventy Times Seven: A True Story Of Murder And Mercy

 

George Black, Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone

 

John Linson and Taylor Sheridan, “Yellowstone”



Additional Books, Podcasts, Shows, and Games Mentioned on the Podcast

 

John Adams, Doctor Atomic

 

Edward Berger, “All Quiet on the Western Front”

 

Tyler Cowen, “Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide”

 

Joan Didion, The White Album

 

Craig Mazin, “The Last of Us”

 

Pong

 

Sam Shaw, “Manhattan”

 

Frank Spotnitz, “The Man in the High Castle”

 

Fred Zinnemann, “From Here to Eternity”

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-what-read-summer-2023 

 

This episode first aired: July 6, 2023

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2930 full Navalny’s Verdict, Amazon Cooperation Summit, Israel’s Political Crisis, and More Navalny’s Verdict, Amazon Cooperation Summit, Israel’s Political Crisis, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/navalny-s-verdict-amazon-cooperation-summit-israel-s-political-crisis-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/navalny-s-verdict-amazon-cooperation-summit-israel-s-political-crisis-and-more/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2023 18:01:56 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/9cf5e6b6-7130-38e9-a338-f1ce94aa2dec A Russian court will deliver the final verdict for opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s trial on “extremism” charges; eight South American heads of state meet in Belém, Brazil to try to strengthen a common policy for Amazon Rainforest protection; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s push for judiciary reform intensifies; and protesters in Niger direct their anger towards France. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Mariel Ferragamo, “The Niger Coup Could Threaten the Entire Sahel,“ CFR.org

 

Bryan Harris, “Brazil to Launch ‘Most Ambitious’ Green Transition Package,” Financial Times

 

Yaniv Kubovich, "Israeli Army Retroactively Cancels Call-ups of Reservists Who Refused to Report for Duty," Haaretz

 

Dov Lieber, “Israeli Reservists Start Missing Duty, Threatening Military Unity and Readiness,” Wall Street Journal

 

Recommended Reading

 

Diana Roy, “Can Amazon Countries Save the Rain Forest?,” CFR.org  

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/navalnys-verdict-amazon-cooperation-summit-israels-political-crisis-and-more 

]]> A Russian court will deliver the final verdict for opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s trial on “extremism” charges; eight South American heads of state meet in Belém, Brazil to try to strengthen a common policy for Amazon Rainforest protection; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s push for judiciary reform intensifies; and protesters in Niger direct their anger towards France. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Mariel Ferragamo, “The Niger Coup Could Threaten the Entire Sahel,“ CFR.org

 

Bryan Harris, “Brazil to Launch ‘Most Ambitious’ Green Transition Package,” Financial Times

 

Yaniv Kubovich, "Israeli Army Retroactively Cancels Call-ups of Reservists Who Refused to Report for Duty," Haaretz

 

Dov Lieber, “Israeli Reservists Start Missing Duty, Threatening Military Unity and Readiness,” Wall Street Journal

 

Recommended Reading

 

Diana Roy, “Can Amazon Countries Save the Rain Forest?,” CFR.org  


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/navalnys-verdict-amazon-cooperation-summit-israels-political-crisis-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1761 full Blinken Visits South Pacific, Colombia-ELN Cease-Fire, Thailand’s Political Face-off, and More Blinken Visits South Pacific, Colombia-ELN Cease-Fire, Thailand’s Political Face-off, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/blinken-visits-south-pacific-colombia-eln-cease-fire-thailand-s-political-face-off-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/blinken-visits-south-pacific-colombia-eln-cease-fire-thailand-s-political-face-off-and-more/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:03:23 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/89032511-57a4-3d8a-afee-2f2e80d0f0c1 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Australia to wrap up a visit aimed at boosting security ties and offsetting Chinese influence; the Colombian government and guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) agree to implement a cease-fire; the formation of a newly elected Thai government remains in limbo as differing factions disagree on who can stand for prime minister; and China’s government removes former Foreign Minister Qin Gang after only seven months of service. 

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/blinken-visits-south-pacific-colombia-eln-cease-fire-thailands-political-face-and-more 

]]> U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Australia to wrap up a visit aimed at boosting security ties and offsetting Chinese influence; the Colombian government and guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) agree to implement a cease-fire; the formation of a newly elected Thai government remains in limbo as differing factions disagree on who can stand for prime minister; and China’s government removes former Foreign Minister Qin Gang after only seven months of service. 

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/blinken-visits-south-pacific-colombia-eln-cease-fire-thailands-political-face-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1565 full Black Sea Grain Blockade, Spain’s Snap Elections, Hollywood Strikes’ Broader Impact, and More Black Sea Grain Blockade, Spain’s Snap Elections, Hollywood Strikes’ Broader Impact, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/black-sea-grain-blockade-spain-s-snap-elections-hollywood-strikes-broader-impact-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/black-sea-grain-blockade-spain-s-snap-elections-hollywood-strikes-broader-impact-and-more/#comments Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:44:22 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/d654a1f5-a118-3c8e-b1a9-bf0012a44bef Russia’s rejection of extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative threatens global food security; Spain holds an early general election amid signs of a resurgent populist right; Comic-Con and the media industry cut back on events due to strikes by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA); and a U.S. soldier crosses through the demilitarized zone into North Korea. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Kali Robinson, “Russia Killed the Black Sea Grain Deal. These Countries Could Suffer Most.,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/black-sea-grain-blockade-spains-snap-elections-hollywood-strikes-broader-impact-and-more 

]]> Russia’s rejection of extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative threatens global food security; Spain holds an early general election amid signs of a resurgent populist right; Comic-Con and the media industry cut back on events due to strikes by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA); and a U.S. soldier crosses through the demilitarized zone into North Korea. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Kali Robinson, “Russia Killed the Black Sea Grain Deal. These Countries Could Suffer Most.,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/black-sea-grain-blockade-spains-snap-elections-hollywood-strikes-broader-impact-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1699 full EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean Summit, U.S. Defense Spending Conflicts, Women’s World Cup Down Under, and More EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean Summit, U.S. Defense Spending Conflicts, Women’s World Cup Down Under, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/eu-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-summit-us-defense-spending-conflicts-women-s-world-cup-down-under-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/eu-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-summit-us-defense-spending-conflicts-women-s-world-cup-down-under-and-more/#comments Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:36:09 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/5f7591c1-47f7-3762-b53d-67672b6c5a71 Leaders from the European Union (EU), Latin America, and the Caribbean meet to renew a strategic partnership on issues including trade and climate change; the U.S. Congress wrestles with unprecedented divisions over the annual National Defense Authorization Act; thirty-two soccer teams land in Australia and New Zealand for the FIFA Women’s World Cup; and grim days appear likely for the Wagner Group amid a post-rebellion crackdown from the Kremlin.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Jon Wertheim, “Australia and New Zealand Are Eager to Show a More Inclusive Version of Themselves,” Sports Illustrated

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eu-latin-america-and-caribbean-summit-us-defense-spending-conflicts-womens-world-cup-down  

]]> Leaders from the European Union (EU), Latin America, and the Caribbean meet to renew a strategic partnership on issues including trade and climate change; the U.S. Congress wrestles with unprecedented divisions over the annual National Defense Authorization Act; thirty-two soccer teams land in Australia and New Zealand for the FIFA Women’s World Cup; and grim days appear likely for the Wagner Group amid a post-rebellion crackdown from the Kremlin.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Jon Wertheim, “Australia and New Zealand Are Eager to Show a More Inclusive Version of Themselves,” Sports Illustrated

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eu-latin-america-and-caribbean-summit-us-defense-spending-conflicts-womens-world-cup-down  

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1784 full TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2023 TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2023 https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-what-to-read-this-summer-2023/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/twnw-special-what-to-read-this-summer-2023/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:00:00 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/bc3b8acf-7b07-323a-9890-f7972656a6ff In this special episode of The World Next Week, Rosa Brooks, the Scott K. Ginsburg Chair in Law and Policy and professor at Georgetown University Law Center, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and other entertainment they’re enjoying this summer.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Carla’s Picks

 

Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer

 

Caitlin Doughty, From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

 

Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”

Bob’s Picks

 

Konstantin Paustovsky, translated by Douglas Smith, The Story of a Life

 

Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

 

“Jonathan GPT Swift on Jonathan Swift,” Conversations with Tyler

Rosa’s Picks

 

Alex Mar, Seventy Times Seven: A True Story Of Murder And Mercy

 

George Black, Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone

 

John Linson and Taylor Sheridan, “Yellowstone”

Additional Books, Podcasts, Shows, and Games Mentioned on the Podcast

 

John Adams, Doctor Atomic

 

Edward Berger, “All Quiet on the Western Front”

 

Tyler Cowen, “Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide”

 

Joan Didion, The White Album

 

Craig Mazin, “The Last of Us”

 

Pong

 

Sam Shaw, “Manhattan”

 

Frank Spotnitz, “The Man in the High Castle”

 

Fred Zinnemann, “From Here to Eternity”

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-what-read-summer-2023 

]]> In this special episode of The World Next Week, Rosa Brooks, the Scott K. Ginsburg Chair in Law and Policy and professor at Georgetown University Law Center, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and other entertainment they’re enjoying this summer.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Carla’s Picks

 

Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer

 

Caitlin Doughty, From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

 

Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”




Bob’s Picks

 

Konstantin Paustovsky, translated by Douglas Smith, The Story of a Life

 

Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

 

“Jonathan GPT Swift on Jonathan Swift,” Conversations with Tyler




Rosa’s Picks

 

Alex Mar, Seventy Times Seven: A True Story Of Murder And Mercy

 

George Black, Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone

 

John Linson and Taylor Sheridan, “Yellowstone”



Additional Books, Podcasts, Shows, and Games Mentioned on the Podcast

 

John Adams, Doctor Atomic

 

Edward Berger, “All Quiet on the Western Front”

 

Tyler Cowen, “Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide”

 

Joan Didion, The White Album

 

Craig Mazin, “The Last of Us”

 

Pong

 

Sam Shaw, “Manhattan”

 

Frank Spotnitz, “The Man in the High Castle”

 

Fred Zinnemann, “From Here to Eternity”

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw-special-what-read-summer-2023 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 2922 full Russia’s Post-Rebellion Moves, NATO’s Vilnius Summit, Europe’s 21st Century Woodstock, and More Russia’s Post-Rebellion Moves, NATO’s Vilnius Summit, Europe’s 21st Century Woodstock, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-s-post-rebellion-moves-nato-s-vilnius-summit-europe-s-21st-century-woodstock-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/russia-s-post-rebellion-moves-nato-s-vilnius-summit-europe-s-21st-century-woodstock-and-more/#comments Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:48:40 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/6aeb6105-d65b-332b-a53c-e7b07285cffe Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to assert control and stability after the coup attempt by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin; NATO prepares for its summit in Vilnius, Lithuania with mounting questions about Ukrainian membership; hundreds of thousands attend Denmark’s Roskilde music festival that highlights the power of art in society; and Zambia secures a deal to restructure its $6 billion in sovereign debt.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Liana Fix, “For Europe, Time to Plan for a Post-Putin Russia,” CFR.org

Stephen Sestanovich, “How Should NATO Think About Ukrainian Membership After Russia’s Coup Attempt?,” CFR.org

Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart

Music Selections

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, “Blenda”

Villano Antillano and Pedró, “Reina de la Selva”

Bad Bunny and Rosalía, “LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE”

Burna Boy, “Ye”

Japanese Breakfast, “Be Sweet”  

Rina Sawayama, “XS”

Rema and Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/russias-post-rebellion-moves-natos-vilnius-summit-europes-21st-century-woodstock-and-more 

]]> Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to assert control and stability after the coup attempt by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin; NATO prepares for its summit in Vilnius, Lithuania with mounting questions about Ukrainian membership; hundreds of thousands attend Denmark’s Roskilde music festival that highlights the power of art in society; and Zambia secures a deal to restructure its $6 billion in sovereign debt.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Liana Fix, “For Europe, Time to Plan for a Post-Putin Russia,” CFR.org

Stephen Sestanovich, “How Should NATO Think About Ukrainian Membership After Russia’s Coup Attempt?,” CFR.org

Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart

Music Selections

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, “Blenda”

Villano Antillano and Pedró, “Reina de la Selva”

Bad Bunny and Rosalía, “LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE”

Burna Boy, “Ye”

Japanese Breakfast, “Be Sweet”  

Rina Sawayama, “XS”

Rema and Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/russias-post-rebellion-moves-natos-vilnius-summit-europes-21st-century-woodstock-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1620 full EU Leaders’ Summit, Biden Marks Abortion Ruling Anniversary, Guatemala’s Election, and More EU Leaders’ Summit, Biden Marks Abortion Ruling Anniversary, Guatemala’s Election, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/eu-leaders-summit-biden-marks-abortion-ruling-anniversary-guatemala-s-election-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/eu-leaders-summit-biden-marks-abortion-ruling-anniversary-guatemala-s-election-and-more/#comments Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:12:24 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/6663d1da-577e-3b6b-ad95-ad915c7ffac5 Heads of state from the European Union’s twenty-seven members meet in Brussels to discuss support for Ukraine and new initiatives to coordinate defense, economics, and migration; the Biden administration takes part in events marking the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which continues to draw international scrutiny; Guatemala holds its general election with voters concerned about poverty, crime, and political corruption; and the UN pledges $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan as fighting continues.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Abortion Law: Global Comparisons,” CFR.org

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at:  https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eu-leaders-summit-biden-marks-abortion-ruling-anniversary-guatemalas-election-and-more 

]]> Heads of state from the European Union’s twenty-seven members meet in Brussels to discuss support for Ukraine and new initiatives to coordinate defense, economics, and migration; the Biden administration takes part in events marking the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which continues to draw international scrutiny; Guatemala holds its general election with voters concerned about poverty, crime, and political corruption; and the UN pledges $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan as fighting continues.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“Abortion Law: Global Comparisons,” CFR.org


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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1657 full Blinken’s Rescheduled China Trip, Modi’s State Visit to U.S., Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, and More Blinken’s Rescheduled China Trip, Modi’s State Visit to U.S., Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/blinken-s-rescheduled-china-trip-modi-s-state-visit-to-us-ukraine-s-counteroffensive-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/blinken-s-rescheduled-china-trip-modi-s-state-visit-to-us-ukraine-s-counteroffensive-and-more/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:54:12 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/b7ccbad5-56da-363a-baa5-d8e468b8d4d3 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally heads to China amid hopes that U.S.-China tensions will subside; U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit to focus on expanded, strategic economic ties; Ukraine presses on with its long-awaited counteroffensive; and four indigenous children survive forty days in the Amazon after a plane crash.

 

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]]> U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally heads to China amid hopes that U.S.-China tensions will subside; U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit to focus on expanded, strategic economic ties; Ukraine presses on with its long-awaited counteroffensive; and four indigenous children survive forty days in the Amazon after a plane crash.

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/blinkens-rescheduled-china-trip-modis-state-visit-us-ukraines-counteroffensive-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1549 full Canada’s Wildfires, OPEC Oil Report, NATO’s Largest Air Drill, and More Canada’s Wildfires, OPEC Oil Report, NATO’s Largest Air Drill, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/canada-s-wildfires-opec-oil-report-nato-s-largest-air-drill-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/canada-s-wildfires-opec-oil-report-nato-s-largest-air-drill-and-more/#comments Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:10:50 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/6e100104-734f-345d-99ec-b9efc8c2c90a Canada’s unprecedented wildfire season overwhelms Canadian firefighters, and many in the eastern United States deal with dangerous levels of smoke; the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries releases its monthly oil report as Saudi Arabia seeks to boost prices; Germany hosts NATO’s largest air defense exercise as a signal to Russia; and Ukraine rushes to respond to the humanitarian and security crises caused by the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/canadas-wildfires-opec-oil-report-natos-largest-air-drill-and-more 

]]> Canada’s unprecedented wildfire season overwhelms Canadian firefighters, and many in the eastern United States deal with dangerous levels of smoke; the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries releases its monthly oil report as Saudi Arabia seeks to boost prices; Germany hosts NATO’s largest air defense exercise as a signal to Russia; and Ukraine rushes to respond to the humanitarian and security crises caused by the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.

 

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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1923 full Australian Submarine Deal, Asian Security Summit, Blinken in Finland, and More Australian Submarine Deal, Asian Security Summit, Blinken in Finland, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/australian-submarine-deal-asian-security-summit-blinken-in-finland-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/australian-submarine-deal-asian-security-summit-blinken-in-finland-and-more/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:48:41 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/ab7e56fc-dcbf-3fb4-a8dd-b36c55a310c6 The International Atomic Energy Association reports on the nuclear-powered submarines that the United States and the United Kingdom will provide to Australia within the AUKUS alliance; world leaders and defense officials meet in Singapore for Asia’s premier security event– the Shangri-La Dialogue; U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up his Nordic tour with his final stop in Helsinki, meeting with Finnish officials to discuss North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) priorities; and NATO sends additional troops to Kosovo to respond to ethnically-charged clashes.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Frank Capra, Lost Horizon 

 

Thomas L. Friedman, “NATO or Tomato?,” New York Times

 

Valona Tela, “Kosovo ‘Tactical Game’ Is A Strategic Blunder, Security Expert Charles Kupchan Warns Amid Balkan Violence,” Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

 

“Turkey’s Election [Twitter Spaces],” Council on Foreign Relations

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]]> The International Atomic Energy Association reports on the nuclear-powered submarines that the United States and the United Kingdom will provide to Australia within the AUKUS alliance; world leaders and defense officials meet in Singapore for Asia’s premier security event– the Shangri-La Dialogue; U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up his Nordic tour with his final stop in Helsinki, meeting with Finnish officials to discuss North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) priorities; and NATO sends additional troops to Kosovo to respond to ethnically-charged clashes.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Frank Capra, Lost Horizon 

 

Thomas L. Friedman, “NATO or Tomato?,” New York Times

 

Valona Tela, “Kosovo ‘Tactical Game’ Is A Strategic Blunder, Security Expert Charles Kupchan Warns Amid Balkan Violence,” Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

 

“Turkey’s Election [Twitter Spaces],” Council on Foreign Relations


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]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1752 full Turkey’s Runoff Election, Debt Ceiling Dangers, Nigeria’s Tinubu Inaugurated as President, and More Turkey’s Runoff Election, Debt Ceiling Dangers, Nigeria’s Tinubu Inaugurated as President, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/turkey-s-runoff-election-debt-ceiling-dangers-nigeria-s-tinubu-inaugurated-as-president-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/turkey-s-runoff-election-debt-ceiling-dangers-nigeria-s-tinubu-inaugurated-as-president-and-more/#comments Thu, 25 May 2023 17:53:53 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/6c99bbb2-b390-39d6-9d6e-21b8aeb0e78b President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his opponent Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu face off in Turkey’s runoff election; U.S. government leaders contend with a looming deadline to avoid a disastrous default; president-elect Bola Tinubu is sworn in as Nigeria contends with an economic crisis; Evan Gershkovich’s pre-trial detention is extended; and Sudan struggles to find a lasting solution to the conflict between the military and a paramilitary group, exacerbating its humanitarian crisis. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven Cook, “Here’s How to Read Turkey’s Election Results—So Far,” CFR.org

 

Mariel Ferragamo and Diana Roy, “What Is the Extent of Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis?,” CFR.org

 

Ebenezer Obadare, “Why Buhari Failed,” CFR.org

 

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]]> President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his opponent Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu face off in Turkey’s runoff election; U.S. government leaders contend with a looming deadline to avoid a disastrous default; president-elect Bola Tinubu is sworn in as Nigeria contends with an economic crisis; Evan Gershkovich’s pre-trial detention is extended; and Sudan struggles to find a lasting solution to the conflict between the military and a paramilitary group, exacerbating its humanitarian crisis. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven Cook, “Here’s How to Read Turkey’s Election Results—So Far,” CFR.org

 

Mariel Ferragamo and Diana Roy, “What Is the Extent of Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis?,” CFR.org

 

Ebenezer Obadare, “Why Buhari Failed,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/turkeys-runoff-election-debt-ceiling-dangers-nigerias-tinubu-inaugurated-president-and

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1668 full Syria Returns to the Arab League, G7 Summit in Japan, UN Discussions on North Korea, and More Syria Returns to the Arab League, G7 Summit in Japan, UN Discussions on North Korea, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/syria-returns-to-the-arab-league-g7-summit-in-japan-un-discussions-on-north-korea-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/syria-returns-to-the-arab-league-g7-summit-in-japan-un-discussions-on-north-korea-and-more/#comments Thu, 18 May 2023 18:14:18 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/24ed579e-9668-3bb7-910f-cfa88f022556 The Arab League summit marks the return of Syria and its president, Bashar al-Assad; Japan hosts the leaders of the Group of Seven democracies in Hiroshima, Japan, with concerns over China and Russia at the fore; the UN Security Council discusses sanctions on North Korea amid the country’s missile buildup; and migration slows at the southern U.S. border after the lifting of Title 42.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“After Twelve Years of Blood, Assad’s Syria Rejoins the Arab League,” The Economist

 

Recommended Reading

 

Kali Robinson, “Syria Is Normalizing Relations With Arab Countries. Who Will Benefit?,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/syria-returns-arab-league-g7-summit-japan-un-discussions-north-korea-and-more 

]]> The Arab League summit marks the return of Syria and its president, Bashar al-Assad; Japan hosts the leaders of the Group of Seven democracies in Hiroshima, Japan, with concerns over China and Russia at the fore; the UN Security Council discusses sanctions on North Korea amid the country’s missile buildup; and migration slows at the southern U.S. border after the lifting of Title 42.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“After Twelve Years of Blood, Assad’s Syria Rejoins the Arab League,” The Economist

 

Recommended Reading

 

Kali Robinson, “Syria Is Normalizing Relations With Arab Countries. Who Will Benefit?,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/syria-returns-arab-league-g7-summit-japan-un-discussions-north-korea-and-more 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1834 full Momentous Elections in Turkey and Thailand, Black Sea Grain Initiative, and More Momentous Elections in Turkey and Thailand, Black Sea Grain Initiative, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/momentous-elections-in-turkey-and-thailand-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/momentous-elections-in-turkey-and-thailand-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-more/#comments Thu, 11 May 2023 17:42:53 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/8e7bae82-590d-3402-98f6-98a88b6571dd Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces off with opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Turkey’s presidential election; Thais vote in their first general election since 2019; the Black Sea grain deal faces possible expiration; international film makers step forward at the Cannes Film Festival; and Ukraine fends off Russia’s recent drone attack.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven Cook, “What if Kemal Kilicdaroglu Wins Turkey’s Election?,” Foreign Policy

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/momentous-elections-turkey-and-thailand-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-more

 

]]> Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces off with opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Turkey’s presidential election; Thais vote in their first general election since 2019; the Black Sea grain deal faces possible expiration; international film makers step forward at the Cannes Film Festival; and Ukraine fends off Russia’s recent drone attack.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven Cook, “What if Kemal Kilicdaroglu Wins Turkey’s Election?,” Foreign Policy

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/momentous-elections-turkey-and-thailand-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-more

 

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1689 full South Korea-Japan Summit, U.S. Border Policy Changes, U.S. Annual Threat Assessment, and More South Korea-Japan Summit, U.S. Border Policy Changes, U.S. Annual Threat Assessment, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/south-korea-japan-summit-us-border-policy-changes-us-annual-threat-assessment-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/south-korea-japan-summit-us-border-policy-changes-us-annual-threat-assessment-and-more/#comments Thu, 04 May 2023 17:32:28 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e4813e73-5bd9-3f23-a393-27a496003277 Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea; major pandemic-related U.S. immigration policies such as Title 42 end, straining an already overwhelmed southern border; the director of national intelligence and the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency brief a Senate panel on the top international threats to U.S. national security; and the U.S. Congress debates a plan to prevent default.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Paul B. Stares, “Conflicts to Watch in 2023,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/south-korea-japan-summit-us-border-policy-changes-us-annual-threat-assessment-and-more

]]> Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea; major pandemic-related U.S. immigration policies such as Title 42 end, straining an already overwhelmed southern border; the director of national intelligence and the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency brief a Senate panel on the top international threats to U.S. national security; and the U.S. Congress debates a plan to prevent default.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Paul B. Stares, “Conflicts to Watch in 2023,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/south-korea-japan-summit-us-border-policy-changes-us-annual-threat-assessment-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1858 full Syria-Turkey Relations, Israel’s Ongoing Domestic Tensions, the Pope Visits Hungary, and More Syria-Turkey Relations, Israel’s Ongoing Domestic Tensions, the Pope Visits Hungary, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/syria-turkey-relations-israel-s-ongoing-domestic-tensions-the-pope-visits-hungary-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/syria-turkey-relations-israel-s-ongoing-domestic-tensions-the-pope-visits-hungary-and-more/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:11:13 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/6d9b9d24-b02e-3d81-9ef9-b346719c9e98 Iran and Russia aim to broker a rapprochement between Syria and Turkey; the Israeli Knesset begins its summer session in the face of mass protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reforms; Pope Francis makes a three-day visit to Hungary, where he is expected to raise concerns about migration and the war in Ukraine; and a cease-fire fails to put an end to conflict in Sudan.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

George Lucas, Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/syria-turkey-relations-israels-ongoing-domestic-tensions-pope-visits-hungary-and-more

]]> Iran and Russia aim to broker a rapprochement between Syria and Turkey; the Israeli Knesset begins its summer session in the face of mass protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reforms; Pope Francis makes a three-day visit to Hungary, where he is expected to raise concerns about migration and the war in Ukraine; and a cease-fire fails to put an end to conflict in Sudan.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

George Lucas, Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/syria-turkey-relations-israels-ongoing-domestic-tensions-pope-visits-hungary-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1557 full Biden Hosts South Korea’s President, Earth Day, UN Addresses Haiti, and More Biden Hosts South Korea’s President, Earth Day, UN Addresses Haiti, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-hosts-south-korea-s-president-earth-day-un-addresses-haiti-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/biden-hosts-south-korea-s-president-earth-day-un-addresses-haiti-and-more/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:15:59 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/ef93d1b8-00d7-30a7-8f1f-dc70adc459b5 U.S. President Joe Biden hosts South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for a state visit, marking the seventy-year U.S.-South Korean alliance; people worldwide celebrate Earth Day with pledges to take environmental action; and the UN Security Council discusses its mission to Haiti and plans to stabilize the turbulent country.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Earthday.org

 

Rocio Cara Labrador and Diana Roy, “Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development,” CFR.org

 

Scott Snyder, “How to Prepare for the Future After Seven Decades of the U.S.-South Korea Alliance,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-hosts-south-koreas-president-earth-day-un-addresses-haiti-and-more

]]> U.S. President Joe Biden hosts South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for a state visit, marking the seventy-year U.S.-South Korean alliance; people worldwide celebrate Earth Day with pledges to take environmental action; and the UN Security Council discusses its mission to Haiti and plans to stabilize the turbulent country.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

Earthday.org

 

Rocio Cara Labrador and Diana Roy, “Haiti’s Troubled Path to Development,” CFR.org

 

Scott Snyder, “How to Prepare for the Future After Seven Decades of the U.S.-South Korea Alliance,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/biden-hosts-south-koreas-president-earth-day-un-addresses-haiti-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1614 full IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, NRA-ILA Leadership Forum, UN in Libya, and More IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, NRA-ILA Leadership Forum, UN in Libya, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/imf-and-world-bank-spring-meetings-nra-ila-leadership-forum-un-in-libya-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/imf-and-world-bank-spring-meetings-nra-ila-leadership-forum-un-in-libya-and-more/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:01:08 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/3fa2fe37-cdb2-3c95-86cb-4d8170f9a3b2 The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group wrap up their joint spring meetings, where the focus is on restructuring debt for low-income countries; expected Republican presidential candidates convene at a National Rifle Association Leadership Forum amid ongoing mass shooting concerns; and the United Nations discusses the prospects for national elections in Libya, as the country continues to grapple with sharp divisions.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“A Conversation With David Malpass” 

 

Brad W. Setser, “The World Bank Stepped Up During the Pandemic,” CFR.org

 

Ian Shapira, “Before Trump’s Wild Shifts on the NRA, Ronald Reagan Took on the Gun Lobby,” Washington Post

 

“The IMF Faces a Nightmarish Identity Crisis,” The Economist

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/imf-and-world-bank-spring-meetings-nra-ila-leadership-forum-un-libya-and-more

]]> The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group wrap up their joint spring meetings, where the focus is on restructuring debt for low-income countries; expected Republican presidential candidates convene at a National Rifle Association Leadership Forum amid ongoing mass shooting concerns; and the United Nations discusses the prospects for national elections in Libya, as the country continues to grapple with sharp divisions.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

“A Conversation With David Malpass” 

 

Brad W. Setser, “The World Bank Stepped Up During the Pandemic,” CFR.org

 

Ian Shapira, “Before Trump’s Wild Shifts on the NRA, Ronald Reagan Took on the Gun Lobby,” Washington Post

 

“The IMF Faces a Nightmarish Identity Crisis,” The Economist

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/imf-and-world-bank-spring-meetings-nra-ila-leadership-forum-un-libya-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1729 full Macron Goes to China, Good Friday Agreement Turns 25, Iran’s ‘Nuclear Technology Day’, and More Macron Goes to China, Good Friday Agreement Turns 25, Iran’s ‘Nuclear Technology Day’, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/macron-goes-to-china-good-friday-agreement-turns-25-iran-s-nuclear-technology-day-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/macron-goes-to-china-good-friday-agreement-turns-25-iran-s-nuclear-technology-day-and-more/#comments Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:51:15 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/bcb082c2-eb08-3c08-bc9a-62766749eaaf China’s President Xi Jinping woos France’s President Emmanuel Macron, while Macron urges Xi to bring “Russia back to reason” on Ukraine; Northern Ireland’s Good Friday peace agreement turns twenty-five; and as Iran celebrates National Nuclear Technology Day, its enriched uranium stocks grow. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven Erlanger and Matina Stevis-Gridneff, “China’s Ambassador to the E.U. Tries to Distance Beijing From Moscow,” New York Times

 

Barak Ravid, “Scoop: U.S. Discussing Freeze-for-Freeze Approach to Iran Nuclear Program,” Axios

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/macron-goes-china-good-friday-agreement-turns-25-irans-nuclear-technology-day-and-more

]]> China’s President Xi Jinping woos France’s President Emmanuel Macron, while Macron urges Xi to bring “Russia back to reason” on Ukraine; Northern Ireland’s Good Friday peace agreement turns twenty-five; and as Iran celebrates National Nuclear Technology Day, its enriched uranium stocks grow. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Steven Erlanger and Matina Stevis-Gridneff, “China’s Ambassador to the E.U. Tries to Distance Beijing From Moscow,” New York Times

 

Barak Ravid, “Scoop: U.S. Discussing Freeze-for-Freeze Approach to Iran Nuclear Program,” Axios

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/macron-goes-china-good-friday-agreement-turns-25-irans-nuclear-technology-day-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1537 full Turkish Presidential Campaigning Begins, Russia’s Cloudy Security Council Presidency, Disney World at 50, and More Turkish Presidential Campaigning Begins, Russia’s Cloudy Security Council Presidency, Disney World at 50, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/turkish-presidential-campaigning-begins-russia-s-cloudy-security-council-presidency-disney-world-at-50-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/turkish-presidential-campaigning-begins-russia-s-cloudy-security-council-presidency-disney-world-at-50-and-more/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:56:48 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/89b1eb75-177f-3b75-a2ca-105776373184 Turkey’s presidential candidates officially kick-off their campaigns ahead of May elections; Russia begins its term as president of the UN Security Council; and Walt Disney World wraps up its fiftieth anniversary celebration amid legal disputes with the Florida state government. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Will Freeman and Ariana Rios, “How Peru’s Crisis Could Send Shockwaves Through the Region,” CFR.org

 

Rone Tempest, “Protesters Block Euro Disneyland : France: Irked by U.S. Trade Policies, Farmers Use Tractors to Keep Cars and Buses Out of the Park,” Los Angeles Times

 

“​​U.S. Immigration Policy, With Edward Alden,” The President’s Inbox

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/turkish-presidential-campaigning-begins-russias-cloudy-security-council-presidency-disney

]]> Turkey’s presidential candidates officially kick-off their campaigns ahead of May elections; Russia begins its term as president of the UN Security Council; and Walt Disney World wraps up its fiftieth anniversary celebration amid legal disputes with the Florida state government. 

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Will Freeman and Ariana Rios, “How Peru’s Crisis Could Send Shockwaves Through the Region,” CFR.org

 

Rone Tempest, “Protesters Block Euro Disneyland : France: Irked by U.S. Trade Policies, Farmers Use Tractors to Keep Cars and Buses Out of the Park,” Los Angeles Times

 

“​​U.S. Immigration Policy, With Edward Alden,” The President’s Inbox

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/turkish-presidential-campaigning-begins-russias-cloudy-security-council-presidency-disney

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1808 full Brazil’s Lula visits China, Earth Hour, Second Summit for Democracy, and More Brazil’s Lula visits China, Earth Hour, Second Summit for Democracy, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/brazil-s-lula-visits-china-earth-hour-second-summit-for-democracy-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/brazil-s-lula-visits-china-earth-hour-second-summit-for-democracy-and-more/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:25:56 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/aed11ba0-c3e1-3c8a-b7a4-791f5b0afe22 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China to discuss Brazil-China economic ties; millions of people around the world switch off their lights for 60 minutes to celebrate Earth Hour; and the United States, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Zambia co-host the second Summit for Democracy.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report 

 

Michelle Gavin, “Zimbabwe Limps Toward Elections,” CFR.org

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Thailand’s Parliament Has Been Dissolved: Elections Loom, But Will They Be Free?,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/brazils-lula-visits-china-earth-hour-second-summit-democracy-and-more

]]> Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China to discuss Brazil-China economic ties; millions of people around the world switch off their lights for 60 minutes to celebrate Earth Hour; and the United States, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Zambia co-host the second Summit for Democracy.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report 

 

Michelle Gavin, “Zimbabwe Limps Toward Elections,” CFR.org

 

Joshua Kurlantzick, “Thailand’s Parliament Has Been Dissolved: Elections Loom, But Will They Be Free?,” CFR.org

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/brazils-lula-visits-china-earth-hour-second-summit-democracy-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1559 full The UN in Afghanistan, Twenty Years Since the U.S. Invasion of Iraq, Black Sea Grain Initiative, and More The UN in Afghanistan, Twenty Years Since the U.S. Invasion of Iraq, Black Sea Grain Initiative, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/the-un-in-afghanistan-twenty-years-since-the-us-invasion-of-iraq-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/the-un-in-afghanistan-twenty-years-since-the-us-invasion-of-iraq-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-more/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:50:08 -0400 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/146b0aaf-bc7f-39ce-a82a-5b7865c4fcaa The UN Security Council decides whether to renew the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan; on its twentieth anniversary, Americans and Iraqis take stock of the U.S. invasion of Iraq; and the future of the Ukraine-Russia Black Sea Grain Initiative, a vital food export agreement, is decided.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Max Boot, “What the Neocons Got Wrong,” Foreign Affairs

 

Peter Feaver, Christopher Gelpi, and Jason Reifler, “The Strange Case of Iraq Syndrome,” Foreign Affairs

 

Sebastian Mallaby, “What the Silicon Valley Bank Bailout Teaches Us,” Washington Post

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/un-afghanistan-twenty-years-us-invasion-iraq-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-more

]]> The UN Security Council decides whether to renew the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan; on its twentieth anniversary, Americans and Iraqis take stock of the U.S. invasion of Iraq; and the future of the Ukraine-Russia Black Sea Grain Initiative, a vital food export agreement, is decided.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Max Boot, “What the Neocons Got Wrong,” Foreign Affairs

 

Peter Feaver, Christopher Gelpi, and Jason Reifler, “The Strange Case of Iraq Syndrome,” Foreign Affairs

 

Sebastian Mallaby, “What the Silicon Valley Bank Bailout Teaches Us,” Washington Post

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/un-afghanistan-twenty-years-us-invasion-iraq-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-more

]]> Council on Foreign Relations false No 1733 full UK-France Summit, 3 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Foreign Films at the Oscars, and More UK-France Summit, 3 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Foreign Films at the Oscars, and More https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/uk-france-summit-3-years-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-foreign-films-at-the-oscars-and-more/ https://theworldnextweek.podbean.com/e/uk-france-summit-3-years-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-foreign-films-at-the-oscars-and-more/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:53:45 -0500 theworldnextweek.podbean.com/caa30c91-5ffb-3132-8844-3fd84a48142b UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss migration, trade, security, and other issues; the world enters the fourth year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic; and Academy Award-nominated films spotlight international issues.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Colm Bairéad, The Quiet Girl

 

Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front

 

Lukas Dhont, Close

 

Sara Dosa, Fire of Love

 

Stanley Kubrick, Paths of Glory

 

Lewis Milestone, All Quiet on the Western Front

 

Santiago Mitre, Argentina, 1985

 

Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front

 

Daniel Roher, Navalny

 

Jerzy Skolimowski, EO

 

Simon Lereng Wilmont, A House Made of Splinters

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/uk-france-summit-3-years-covid-19-pandemic-foreign-films-oscars-and-more

]]> UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss migration, trade, security, and other issues; the world enters the fourth year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic; and Academy Award-nominated films spotlight international issues.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Colm Bairéad, The Quiet Girl

 

Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front

 

Lukas Dhont, Close

 

Sara Dosa, Fire of Love

 

Stanley Kubrick, Paths of Glory

 

Lewis Milestone, All Quiet on the Western Front

 

Santiago Mitre, Argentina, 1985

 

Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front

 

Daniel Roher, Navalny

 

Jerzy Skolimowski, EO

 

Simon Lereng Wilmont, A House Made of Splinters

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/uk-france-summit-3-years-covid-19-pandemic-foreign-films-oscars-and-more

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