The World Next Week: May 2, 2013
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org: South Korean President Park visits the United States; Pakistan holds its general...
Host: Stewart M. Patrick, Senior Fellow and Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, CFR
Author: Robert McMahon, Editor, CFR.org
September 1, 2011
CFR's Senior Fellow and Director of International Institutions and Global Governance Program Stewart Patrick and CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon preview major world events in the week ahead.
In this week's podcast: President Obama lays out an economic agenda as Congress returns from recess; international talks on Libya's transition are held in Paris; and the Assad regime in Syria faces increased sanctions.
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