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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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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.

    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

    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 

    • 28 min
    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

    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 
     

    • 30 min
    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

    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 

    • 22 min
    Biden Addresses SOTU, Iran Holds Elections, Bosnia’s Pipeline Feud, and More

    Biden Addresses SOTU, Iran Holds Elections, Bosnia’s 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 

    • 30 min
    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

    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 
     

    • 29 min
    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

    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 

    • 30 min

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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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Gone Downhill

This used to be one of my two top podcasts every week. Unfortunately, the unrestrained political commentary by one of the hosts has rendered the show’s credibility as an honest broker of world events below acceptable. I’m hopeful that the show’s producers don’t summarily dismiss this criticism as “sexism,” because the blatant bias has become a serious problem. I am now unsubscribed after having been a regular listener for years. I’ll give it another try in a few months and see if anything has changed.

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