The World Next Week: August 11, 2011
CFR's Director of Studies James Lindsay and Director of the International Institutions and CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon preview major world...
Hosts: James M. Lindsay, Director of Studies, CFR
Robert McMahon, Editor, CFR.org
July 28, 2011
CFR's Director of Studies James Lindsay and CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon preview major world events in the week ahead.
In this week's podcast: The United States is expected to run out of money to pay its bills unless an agreement is reached on raising the debt ceiling; Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak stands trial in Cairo; and senior U.S. and North Korean diplomats hold ‘explanatory’ talks
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