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The World Next Week: August 24, 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 Nations discusses operations in Libya; Republican presidential candidates react to the news from Tripoli; Japan’s governing party picks a new prime minister.

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Video

Japan's Great Earthquake: Societal Resilience and Determination to Reconstruct (Video)

Speaker: Masaaki Shirakawa
Presider: William J. McDonough

Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, discusses the effects the March earthquake, tsunami, and events surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had on the Japanese economy, as well as the resilience and adaptability of the Japanese people.

This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.

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Audio

Japan’s Great Earthquake: Societal Resilience and Determination to Reconstruct (Audio)

Speaker: Masaaki Shirakawa
Presider: William J. McDonough

Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, discusses the effects the March earthquake, tsunami, and events surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had on the Japanese economy, as well as the resilience and adaptability of the Japanese people.

This meeting was part of the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics.

See more in Japan, International Finance