The World Next Week

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4.3 (819)
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UPDATED WEEKLY

A podcast that previews the world.

02/27/2025

More Resources: The Interconnect

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. This episode was originally released by The Interconnect on February 13, 2025. Featured Episode: Chips and the Future of Computing Find Us The Interconnect Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube

30 min
02/20/2025

More Resources: The Foreign Affairs Interview

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. Featured Episode: Why Biden’s Economic Ambitions Fell Short Find Us Foreign Affairs Interview Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube

48 min
02/14/2025

New Podcast Spotlight: The Interconnect

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

30 min
02/13/2025

More Resources: Why It Matters

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. Featured Episode: The New Tech World Order Find Us Why It Matters Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube

37 min
02/06/2025

More Resources: The President's Inbox

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. Featured Episode: The Gaza Cease-Fire, With Steven Cook Find Us The President’s Inbox Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube

31 min
01/30/2025

More Resources: CFR Newsletters

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 The Daily News Brief, delivered every weekday morning Think Global Health, delivered every Friday RealEcon, delivered every other Wednesday Check out the full list of newsletters from CFR experts and writers here.

1 min
01/23/2025

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

51 min
01/16/2025

Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire, Trump’s First Immigration Moves, Russia’s and Iran’s New Partnership, and More

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

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Incredible Podcast

04/26/2025

Azima A.

I’ve been listening to The World Next Week for a few years. It provided nuanced analyses of critical foreign policy developments and I’ve learned so much from it. As an International Relations major, I always looked forward to hearing the insights of the hosts. It helped me make sense of the world and its many nuanced issues. I truly miss tuning into the podcast and hope that it’ll make a comeback someday!
My favourite political podcast

03/15/2025

_Selina__

Every week the podcast highlights a well chosen selection of global political updates. I like the pace of the podcast and the hosts are very engaging. I looked forward to this podcast every Friday, I will miss it.
Thank you

01/22/2025

Unapaulita

I greatly appreciate the incredible amount of knowledge you share and the sound opinions you have. I’m going to miss your podcast, I wish it could be kept.
Please keep this podcast!

01/18/2025

PadMan MSP

I have been listening to this wonderful podcast for years. The quality of the discussions on foreign affairs is impeccable. Please keep this program running! If not, please provide other recommendations for good podcasts on foreign affairs.