The World Next Week
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Sinopsis
A weekly preview of world events in the week ahead from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Episodios
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Italy’s Pivotal Election, Putin’s Referendums, U.S.-Pacific Island Summit, and More
22/09/2022 Duración: 32minItalians vote in a snap general election with an expected populist surge; occupied territories in Ukraine stage referendums on whether or not to join Russia; and the Joe Biden administration holds a summit with Pacific Island leaders to counter growing Chinese influence. Mentioned on the Podcast Jason Horowitz, “Giorgia Meloni May Lead Italy, and Europe Is Worried,” New York Times
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UNGA77, NATO Military Chiefs Convene, U.S. Inflation, and More
15/09/2022 Duración: 30minWorld leaders gather for the seventy-seventh session of the UN General Assembly; NATO’s senior military authority meets in Estonia to discuss the war in Ukraine; and the U.S. Federal Reserve plans another interest rate hike to combat inflation. Mentioned on the Podcast Richard Haass, “Ukraine’s Coming Winter of Decision,” Project Syndicate James M. Lindsay, “Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, With Max Boot,” The President’s Inbox James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon, “Secretary Blinken Visits Mexico, Sweden’s Election, Big Power Summitry in Uzbekistan, and More,” The World Next Week David Scheffer, “Survival Governance at the UN General Assembly,”CFR.org
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Secretary Blinken Visits Mexico, Sweden’s Election, Big Power Summitry in Uzbekistan, and More
08/09/2022 Duración: 33minU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Mexico with an economics-focused agenda; Swedes head to the polls for a general election that’s expected to be a close race between the ruling left-wing bloc and right-wing opposition; and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi join leaders from across Asia in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to discuss regional stability, food security, and trade at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. Mentioned on the Podcast Shannon K. O’Neil, Two Nations Indivisible, Oxford University Press
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IAEA Visits Ukrainian Nuclear Plant, UK Selects New Prime Minister, Chileans Vote on Constitution, and More
01/09/2022 Duración: 29minThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visits the recently shelled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russia-occupied Ukraine; the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party chooses the country’s next prime minister; and Chileans vote on a more progressive constitution. Mentioned on the Podcast Lillian Posner, “Russian Roulette at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant,” Think Global Health
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Macron’s Algeria Trip, Drought in China, Anniversary of Afghanistan Withdrawal, and More
25/08/2022 Duración: 32minThe United States marks one year since its military withdrawal from Afghanistan; China goes through a severe drought, with repercussions for agriculture, energy, and supply chains; and French President Emmanuel Macron travels to Algeria to try to mend relations. Mentioned on the Podcast Alice C. Hill and Madeleine Babin, “What the Historic U.S. Climate Bill Gets Right and Gets Wrong,” CFR.org Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus Albert Camus, The Plague Albert Camus, The Stranger
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U.S.-South Korea Military Drills, Iran Nuclear Deal Diplomacy, Ukraine’s Independence Day, and More
18/08/2022 Duración: 35minThe United States and South Korea hold joint military drills amid mounting tough rhetoric from North Korea; nuclear deal negotiations continue as Iran responds to the European Union’s most recent draft of a revived agreement; and Ukraine marks its Independence Day six months after the Russian invasion began. Mentioned on the Podcast Max Boot, “Why Kyiv’s ‘Thousand Bee Sting’ Strategy is Costing Russia Dearly,” Washington Post Jessica Chen Weiss, “The China Trap,” Foreign Affairs Steven Cook and Martin Indyk, “The Case for a New U.S.-Saudi Strategic Compact,” Council on Foreign Relations Nicholas Pelham, “MBS: Despot in the Desert,” The Economist Karim Sadjadpour, “What the U.S. Gets Wrong About Iran,” New York Times Stephen Sestanovich, “Putin’s Strategy in Ukraine,” The President’s Inbox Scott Snyder, “Why North Korea Might Reject Yoon Suk-yeol’s Audacious Initiative,” CFR.org
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TWNW Special: What to Read and Listen to This Summer (Rebroadcast)
11/08/2022 Duración: 47minIn this special episode of The World Next Week, Heather A. Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and the podcasts they’re listening to for fun this summer. (This is a rebroadcast.) Read more about Jim, Bob, and Heather’s picks on Jim’s blog, The Water’s Edge. Jim’s Picks Michael Mandelbaum, The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy (2022) Richard Cohen, Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past (2021) Laszlo Montgomery, The China History Podcast, Teacup Media Bob’s Picks Catherine Belton, Putin’s People (2020) Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois (2021) Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, Gastropod, Vox Media Podcast Network Heather’s Picks Greg Behrman, The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and How America Helped Rebuild Europe (2007) Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in
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Erdoğan Visits Russia, Blinken’s Southeast Asia and Africa Tours, Kenya’s Election, and More
05/08/2022 Duración: 35minRussian President Vladimir Putin hosts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Sochi; U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Cambodia, the Philippines, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda; and Kenya elects a new president amid a severe drought and the global inflation crisis. Mentioned on the Podcast Rachel Chason and Rael Ombuor, “A wild-card candidate in Kenya is sparking an African debate about weed,” Washington Post
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Russia Tries Journalist, China Celebrates Its Army, UN Meets on Nuclear Weapons, and More
28/07/2022 Duración: 36minA Moscow court considers the case of Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian reporter who protested the invasion of Ukraine; China celebrates the ninety-fifth anniversary of its People’s Liberation Army amid growing tensions with the United States; and UN member states meet in New York to discuss the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. Mentioned on the Podcast Ely Ratner, “Twelfth Annual South China Sea Conference: Lunch Keynote,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 26, 2022 Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, “Why Putin Underestimated the West: And How to Sustain Its Newfound Unity,” Foreign Affairs, April 7, 2022 “Keeping the Nuclear Peace, With Michael Krepon,” The President’s Inbox, January 11, 2022 Mike Chinoy, “What Does Nancy Pelosi Think She’s Doing in Taiwan?,” Foreign Policy, July 26, 2022
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Pope Francis Goes to Canada, Petition for Same-Sex Marriage in Ukraine, Pivotal Tunisian Referendum, and More
21/07/2022 Duración: 29minPope Francis travels to Canada seeking forgiveness from Indigenous communities for Catholic Church abuses; President Volodymyr Zelensky must respond to a petition for same-sex marriage in Ukraine; and President Kais Saied hopes to ratify a controversial new constitution in Tunisia. Mentioned on the Podcast Stewart M. Patrick, Reflecting Sunlight to Reduce Climate Risk Priorities for Research and International Cooperation, April 2022 Alice Hill, The Fight for Climate After COVID-19, 2021 Alice Hill, Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption, 2020
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Political Chaos in Sri Lanka, ‘Operational Pause’ in Ukraine, Farnborough Airshow, and More
15/07/2022 Duración: 35minProtesters in Sri Lanka storm government buildings as the president flees; Russia declares an “operational pause” in its invasion of Ukraine; the Farnborough Airshow spotlights the future of flight; and the James Webb Space Telescope inspires galactic wonder. Mentioned on the Podcast “The Long War in Ukraine, With Michael Kofman,” The President’s Inbox, July 12, 2022 Images from the James Webb Space Telescope
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Biden’s Middle East Trip, Meeting With AMLO, and More
08/07/2022 Duración: 33minU.S. President Joe Biden visits Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia and prepares for a meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom reacts to the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader. Articles Mentioned on the Podcast Michael Stott and Christine Murray, “Why Mexico is missing its chance to profit from US-China decoupling,” Financial Times, July 3, 2022
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January 6 Hearings, Anniversary of Hong Kong Handover, and More
01/07/2022 Duración: 30minThe January 6 committee hearings generate new interest, Hong Kong observes the twenty-fifth anniversary of its handover to China, and migrant smuggling gets new scrutiny after dozens were found dead inside a truck in Texas. Books and Articles Mentioned Keith B. Richburg, “Hong Kong Was Not Supposed to Look Like This” (2022) Diana Roy and Sabine Baumgartner, “Crossing the Darien Gap: Migrants Risk Death on the Journey to the U.S.” (2022) Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer de Pinto, Fred Backus, and Kabir Khanna, “CBS News poll: Half say Trump tried to stay in office through illegal means, should be charged with crimes” (2022)
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High-Stakes G7 and NATO Summits, Humanitarian Aid in Syria, and More
23/06/2022 Duración: 35minSummits of the Group of Seven (G7) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will kick off with discussions on critical issues including the war in Ukraine, COVID-19, and the climate crisis. Also, the United Nations will vote on a vital humanitarian aid channel between Turkey and Syria. Blog Post Mentioned on the Podcast Stewart M. Patrick, “The G7, NATO, and the Future of the West” (2022)
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TWNW Special: What to Read and Listen to This Summer
09/06/2022 Duración: 47minIn this special episode of The World Next Week, Heather A. Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and the podcasts they’re listening to for fun this summer. Read more about Jim, Bob, and Heather’s picks on Jim’s blog, The Water’s Edge. Jim’s Picks Michael Mandelbaum, The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy (2022) Richard Cohen, Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past (2021) Laszlo Montgomery, The China History Podcast, Teacup Media Bob’s Picks Catherine Belton, Putin’s People (2020) Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois (2021) Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, Gastropod, Vox Media Podcast Network Heather’s Picks Greg Behrman, The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and How America Helped Rebuild Europe (2007) Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (2018) T
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Summit of the Americas, One Hundred Days of War in Ukraine, and More
03/06/2022 Duración: 34minThe United States hosts the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Ukraine marks one hundred days since the Russian invasion began, and the EU Foreign Affairs Council convenes in Brussels to talk trade. Events and Speeches Mentioned on the Podcast Antony Blinken, “The Administration’s Approach to the People’s Republic of China,” delivered at The George Washington University, May 26, 2022 “Russia's War in Ukraine: How Does it End?” Council on Foreign Relations, May 31, 2022
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Blinken’s China Strategy Speech, Colombia’s Presidential Election, and More
27/05/2022 Duración: 29minU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveils the Biden administration’s China strategy, Colombians go to the polls for a presidential election, and Foreign Affairs magazine debuts its first podcast. Articles and Speeches Mentioned on the Podcast Antony Blinken, “The Administration’s Approach to the People’s Republic of China,” delivered at The George Washington University, May 26, 2022 Deborah Elms, “IPEF: The Party Few Wanted to Attend,” Asian Trade Centre, May 23, 2022 Stephen Kotkin, “Russia’s Perpetual Geopolitics,” Foreign Affairs (May/June 2016) Julie Turkewitz, “Will Colombia Elect Its First Leftist Leader?” New York Times, May 26, 2022 Podcasts Mentioned Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, The Foreign Affairs Interview, Foreign Affairs Daniel Kurtz-Phelan and Stephen Kotkin, “What Putin Got Wrong About Ukraine, Russia, and the West,” The Foreign Affairs Interview, May 26, 2022
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Biden Visits Japan and South Korea, Annual World Health Assembly, and More
20/05/2022 Duración: 27minU.S. President Joe Biden visits Japan and South Korea, the seventy-fifth World Health Assembly takes place in Geneva, and Australians vote in a general election. Podcasts Mentioned on the Podcast Sheila A. Smith and Scott A. Snyder, “President Biden’s Japan and South Korea Trip,” The President’s Inbox, May 17, 2022 James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon, “Finland and Sweden Talk NATO, Biden Hosts ASEAN Leaders, and More,” The World Next Week, May 12, 2022
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Finland and Sweden Talk NATO, Biden Hosts ASEAN Leaders, and More
12/05/2022 Duración: 25minFinland and Sweden intensify the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership process, U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders for a special summit in Washington, DC, and Lebanon holds parliamentary elections. Podcasts Mentioned on the Podcast Steven A. Cook, “The Middle East’s Reaction to the Invasion of Ukraine,” The President’s Inbox, May 10, 2022
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Philippine General Election, Hong Kong’s New Chief Executive, and More
06/05/2022 Duración: 32minThe Philippines holds a general election, a vote for a new chief executive happens in Hong Kong, and foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations meet in Germany. Articles and Podcasts Mentioned on the Podcast Derek H. Chollet, “U.S. Policy Toward Russia,” The President’s Inbox, May 3, 2022 Josh Kurlantzick, “A Marcos Presidency Will Be Bad News for the Philippines’ Democracy,” World Politics Review via CFR.org, April 15, 2022 Josh Kurlantzick, “The Philippines’ High-Stakes Election: What to Know,” CFR.org, April 21, 2022 Books and Reports Mentioned Alice C. Hill, The Fight for Climate After COVID-19 (2021) Stewart Patrick, Reflecting Sunlight to Reduce Climate Risk (2022)