Episodes
![World Reacts to Biden Withdrawal, Summer Olympics Begin, Gaza Diplomacy After Netanyahu’s Visit to Washington, and More](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/TWNW_IMAGE_072524_300x300.jpg)
2 days ago
2 days ago
Global leaders react to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination; France ramps up security measures as the Summer Olympics kick off in Paris; Diplomacy continues over a potential Israel-Hamas cease-fire after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the U.S. Congress; and a Russian court sentences two American journalists.
Mentioned on the Podcast
Charles A. Kupchan, “Biden’s Legacy: Major Accomplishments but Unfinished Business,” CFR.org
Linda Robinson, “Vice President Kamala Harris’s Real-World School of Foreign Policy,” CFR.org
“Politics and Protest at the Olympics,” CFR.org
Suzanne Lynch and Ben Munster, “‘Invisible’ Kamala Harris Struggles to Win Over Europe,” Politico
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/world-reacts-biden-withdrawal-summer-olympics-begin-gaza-diplomacy-after-netanyahus-visit
![GOP Election Enthusiasm, Netanyahu Addresses U.S. Congress, Cyprus 50 Years After Invasion, and More](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/240718_TWNW_apple_pic_226qkh_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
The world reacts to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as former President Donald Trump’s running mate; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress; Cyprus marks fifty years since the Turkish invasion that left the country still split in two; and Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli begins his fourth term in office.
Mentioned on the Podcast
Steven Cook, “Netanyahu’s High-Stakes Visit to Washington,” CFR.org
Ross Douthat, “What J.D. Vance Believes,” New York Times
For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/gop-election-enthusiasm-netanyahu-addresses-us-congress-cyprus-50-years-after-invasion-and
![NATO and Ukraine Beyond 75, Japan Hosts Pacific Islands, France’s Political Gridlock, and More](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/240711_TWNW_apple_pic_5rmjux_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
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
![TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2024](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/240704_TWNW_summer_reading_apple_pic_u9955t_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 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
“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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/240627_TWNW_apple_pic_j8re35_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
France, Iran, and the UK Hold Snap Elections, EU Pushback on Chinese EVs, and More
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/240620_TWNW_apple_pic_ipvnrp_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/240613_TWNW_apple_pic6d5lo_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
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](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/340606_TWNW_apple_pic_2eq2s8_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
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
![Biden’s Gaza Dilemmas, 80 Years Since D-Day, Mexico’s Milestone Election, and More](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/240530_TWNW_apple_pic_s2mjm2_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 30, 2024
Biden’s Gaza Dilemmas, 80 Years Since D-Day, Mexico’s Milestone Election, and More
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
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 Russia’s war in Ukraine front of mind; Mexico holds massive general elections that are likely to usher in the country’s first woman president; and North Korea tests new satellite and missiles.
Mentioned on the Podcast
“Mexico’s Next President Can Reset Relations With the United States,” The Economist
Shannon K. O'Neil, The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter
Eli Stokols and Alexander Ward, “White House Not Thrilled by Macron’s D-Day Invite to Russia,” Politico
Sue Mi Terry, “The Coming North Korean Crisis,” 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
![Iran’s Succession Woes, ICC Angers Israel, South Africa’s Election, and More](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7699310/240523_TWNW_apple_pic_b8g4yp_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 23, 2024
Iran’s Succession Woes, ICC Angers Israel, South Africa’s Election, and More
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
Iran’s 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 Congress’ long-standing majority; and Taiwan inaugurates Lai Ching-te as the new president, aggravating China.
Mentioned on the Podcast
Elbridge Colby, “America Must Face Reality and Prioritize China Over Europe,” 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