The World Next Week: May 26, 2011
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
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A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
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A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
Massive flight from Middle East and North African turmoil has highlighted immigration problems plaguing the European Union, says Jean-Phillipe Chauzy of the International Organization for Migration. He says the EU must address comprehensive reform and also invest in countries like Tunisia to stem the long-term flow of migration.
See more in EU, Refugees and the Displaced, Migration
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
The story of a young woman's entrepreneurial success during the Taliban reign in Afghanistan is an argument for international investment in women, says CFR's Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
See more in Afghanistan, Democratization, Human Rights, Labor, Women
The repeal of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy in December 2010 has led some Ivy League universities to reconsider a campus homecoming for ROTC after four decades of exile.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
Peter Ackerman, an expert on civil resistance movements, says nonviolent revolutions that have a shared vision of future governance are more likely to be successful than those that turn violent, such as Libya's.
See more in North Africa, Middle East, Democracy and Human Rights
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
Increasing distrust between the CIA and Pakistan's ISI over the Raymond Davis case could threaten efforts to fight militancy along the Afghan border. Experts Daniel Markey and Shuja Nawaz discuss policy options to restore the relationship.
See more in United States, Pakistan, Diplomacy, Terrorism
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org.
Al-Jazeera has been instrumental in covering protests in the Arab world. The Washington bureau chief for al-Jazeera Arabic, Abderrahim Foukara, suggests Western perceptions of the channel are adapting to its pervasive influence in the Arab and Muslim world.
See more in Egypt, Democracy and Human Rights, Society and Culture
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