Hosts: Robert McMahon, Acting Editor, CFR.org
Gideon Rose, Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs
May 8, 2009
CFR.org Acting Editor Robert McMahon and Foreign Affairs Managing Editor Gideon Rose preview major world events in the week ahead.
In this week's podcast: Pope Benedict travels to Israel; Jacob Zuma is inaugurated as president of South Africa; the United States is considered for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council; and President Obama attends the 2009 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
The World Next Week is a coproduction of CFR.org and Foreign Affairs.
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