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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.
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NATO and Ukraine Beyond 75, Japan Hosts Pacific Islands, France’s 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
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TWNW Special: What to Read This 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 -
France, Iran, and the UK Hold Snap Elections, EU Pushback on 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 -
Russia’s Secret Trial for Gershkovich, EU’s Rightward Shift, Boeing in 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 -
Ukraine Pushes Peace Summit, Sudan in Catastrophe, Israel-Hamas Deal at a 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 -
European Parliament Elections, G7 Leaders’ 50th Summit, Powerful Hurricane Season Looming, and More
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
Customer Reviews
Hamas statement, attack not sponsored by any nation state - Iran duh!
10/26/2023 podcast. The Hamas statement from Lebanon that their “military operation was not sponsored by any other nation state”, was not to “seize the high ground.” The statement was obviously ordered by Hama’s state sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, to try to keep Iran out of the cross hairs of the IDF and the US carrier battlegroups as Iranian proxies fire upon Israel; and US forces in Syria, Iraq, and the Red Sea. I don’t know how any organization other than terrorists can call a pogrom, a sophisticated air/land/sea sneak attack that barbarically slaughtered 1,300 to 1,400 Jews - mostly civilians, a military operation. If you are going to speculate, at least speculate smartly.
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