Hosts: James M. Lindsay, Director of Studies, CFR
Stewart M. Patrick, Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, CFR
July 21, 2011
CFR's Director of Studies James Lindsay and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program Stewart Patrick preview major world events in the week ahead.
In this week's podcast: the debt-ceiling standoff continues in Washington; U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Indonesia, Hong Kong, and China; Peru's President-elect Ollanta Humala is sworn in; and the UN Security Council debates Sudan and Libya.
Theme music by Miguel Herrero under Creative Commons License
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