Hosts: Sebastian Mallaby, Senior Fellow for International Economics, CFR
James M. Lindsay, Director of Studies, CFR
Producer: Hagit Bachrach, CFR.org
July 15, 2010
CFR's Director of Studies, James Lindsay, and Senior Fellow on International Economics, Sebastian Mallaby, preview major world events in the week ahead.
In this week's podcast: Secretary Clinton visits Pakistan and Afghanistan; Britain's Cameron meets with President Obama; and Germany's Merkel visits China.
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