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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
Europeâs Migration Dilemma, CFR.org
Caroline Kapp and Matthias Matthijs, âWhatâs at Stake in the EU Elections?,â CFR.org
Nicholas Vinocur, âAn Americanâs Guide to the 2024 European Election,â 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
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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 Russiaâs war in Ukraine front of mind; Mexico holds massive general elections that are likely to usher in the countryâs first woman president; and North Korea tests new satellite and missiles.
Mentioned on the Podcast
âMexicoâs Next President Can Reset Relations With the United States,â The Economist
Shannon K. O'Neil, The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter
Eli Stokols and Alexander Ward, âWhite House Not Thrilled by Macronâs D-Day Invite to Russia,â Politico
Sue Mi Terry, âThe Coming North Korean Crisis,â 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
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Iranâs 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 Congressâ long-standing majority; and Taiwan inaugurates Lai Ching-te as the new president, aggravating China.
Mentioned on the Podcast
Elbridge Colby, âAmerica Must Face Reality and Prioritize China Over Europe,â 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
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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; Londonâs 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 âforeign agentsâ bill.
Mentioned on the Podcast
Rachel Chason, âU.S. Threats Led to Rupture of Vital Military Ties, Nigerien Leader Says,â 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
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Israelâs 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
âAnyone Whoâs on the Ground in Gaza is in âDanger,â WFP Chief McCain Says,â NBC News
Jacques Audilard, Emilia Perez
Christina Bouri and Diana Roy, âFew Options for Gazans as Israel Enters Rafah,â CFR.org
Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis
David Cronenberg, The Shrouds
âEmmanuel Macron In His Own Words,â 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
âWhy Lithuania is Considering Sending Soldiers to Ukraine,â 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
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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
âExile Journalists MapâFleeing to Europe and North America,â Reporters Without Borders
âMedia Freedom,â 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
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps his second visit to China as tensions mount over Beijingâs military support of Russiaâs war in Ukraine and ongoing threats in the South China Sea; International Workersâ 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
â2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,â Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State
âGlobal Military Spending Surges Amid War, Rising Tensions and Insecurities,â Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Max Boot, âWeapons of War: The Race Between Russia and Ukraine,â 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
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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 worldâs largest democratic electionâspanning more than forty-four daysâwhere the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs 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, âIran Attack Means an Even Tougher Balancing Act for the U.S. in the Middle East,â CFR.org
âHow Indiaâs Imports of Russian Oil Have Lubricated Global Markets,â Economist
Andy Bounds, Laura Dubois, Christopher Miller, âGermany Urges Dozens of Allies to Send Air Defense Systems to Ukraine,â 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
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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 countryâs 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, âMexico Severs Diplomatic Ties with Ecuador After Police Storm Its Embassy to Arrest Politician,â Associated Press
âSudan Crisis Sends Shockwaves Around the Region as Displacement, Hunger, and Malnutrition Soar,â 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
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Rwanda marks thirty years since its genocide against the Tutsis; U.S. President Joe Biden hosts the first trilateral leadersâ summit with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.; music fans celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Swedish pop group ABBAâs Eurovision win; and Ekrem Ä°mamoÄlu is elected mayor of Istanbul, in a rebuke to President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄanâs Justice and Development Party.
Mentioned on the Podcast
Eurovision Winners, Eurovision World
Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda, PBS
Mariel Ferragamo, âThirty Years After Rwandaâs Genocide: Where the Country Stands Today,â CFR.org
âRwanda: Freedom in the World 2024,â Freedom House
âThree Decades After Rwandaâs Genocide, the Past is Ever-Present,â 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
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The fallout after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip ââand 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 BrasĂlia in February 2024.
Mentioned on the Podcast
Barak Ravid, âNetanyahu Cancels Meetings with Biden Officials Over UN Ceasefire Vote,â 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
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Senegal holds its postponed presidential election amid fears of democratic backsliding; Slovakia chooses a new president in voting that could bolster Prime Minister Robert Ficoâs 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
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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, âUNRWA Funding Emerges as Sticking Point in FY 2024 Spending Talks,â Punchbowl
Liana Fix and Maria Snegovaya, âLeadership Change in Russia,â CFR.org
From the Catbird Seat, Library of Congress
Thomas Graham, âWhy Russiaâs Election Matters to Putin,â CFR.org
Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman, âForever Putinism: The Russian Autocratâs Answer to the Problem of Succession,â Foreign Affairs
Putin's Approval Ratings, Levada-Center
Brett Zongker, âElton John & Bernie Taupin = 2024 Gershwin Prize,â 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
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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 premierâs press conference after the National Peopleâs Congress.
Mentioned on the Podcast
J.A. Bayona, Society of the Snow
Ilker Ăatak, The Teachersâ Lounge
Manohla Dargis, ââThe Zone of Interestâ Review: The Holocaust, Reduced to Background Noise,â New York Times
Matteo Garrone, Io Capitano
Greta Gerwig, Barbie
Johnathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Andrea Kannapell, Hwaida Saad, and Michael D. Shear, ââWe Need a Cease-Fire,â Biden Says.â New York Times
Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
Françoise Mouly, âBarry Blittâs âSlappenheimerâ,â 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
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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, âFive Key Takeaways From New Poll Ahead of Iranâs Parliamentary Elections,â Middle East Institute
Andrew Higgins, âA Land Once Emptied by War Now Faces a Peacetime Exodus,â New York Times
Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin, âPutin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War, Says Moscow can Strike Western Targets,â 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
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Ukraine marks the second anniversary of Russiaâs 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 Stripâs Nasser Hospital.
Mentioned on the Podcast
âIs Anyone Still Afraid of the United States?: A Conversation With Robert Gates,â Foreign Affairs
Inu Manak and Manjari Chatterjee Miller, âResponsible Consensus at the WTO Can Save the Global Trading System,â CFR.org
Stephanie Nolen, âWar and Illness Could Kill 85,000 Gazans in Six Months,â New York Times
âYear Three of the Ukraine War, With Miriam Elder and Carla Anne Robbins,â The Presidentâs Inbox
Recommended Reading
Keith M. Rockwell, âA Moment of Truth for the WTO,â 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
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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 Ilâs birthday; and former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is nominated to lead a coalition government as the new prime minister.
Mentioned on the Podcast
âEight Priorities for the African Union in 2024,â International Crisis Group
âHow We Have Portrayed North Korean Leaders on The Economistâs Covers,â Economist
Joshua Kurlantzick, âPakistanâs Election Results: Imran Khan Claims Victory, But Heâs Unlikely to Get It,â CFR.org
Munich Security Report 2024, Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Index 2024, Munich Security Conference
Scott A. Snyder, âWhy is North Korea Turning More Aggressive?â CFR.org
Uzair Younus, âFive Ways Imran Khanâs Party Used Technology to Outperform in Pakistanâs Elections,â 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
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Chile works to recover from the devastating wildfire in its central ValparaĂso region; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) continues with its 2024 Steadfast Defender exercise, the largest since the Cold War, while uncertainty over membersâ commitment grows; Indonesia, the worldâs 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, âAs Trump Looms, Top EU Politician Calls for European Nuclear Deterrent,â Politico
Joshua Kurlantzick, âIndonesiaâs Presidential Election: The Old Guard Faces the New,â CFR.org
Brad Setser, âMobilizing Russiaâs Immobilized Reserves,â 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
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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, âPakistan Is on Edge Ahead of 2024 Elections,â CFR.org
Joshua Kurlantzick, âPakistanâs Election Will Have One Major Winner: The Military,â 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
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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 Hungaryâs Prime Minister Viktor OrbĂĄn; Kenyaâs 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 Germanyâs 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, â1100 Kenyans Will Not Save Haiti,â CFR.org
Avinash Paliwal, âCould Myanmar Come Apart?,â 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
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