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The World Next Week: APEC Meets, Republicans Debate, and the IEA Reports

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (2nd R) makes opening remarks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Big Sky, Montana May 19, 2011. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk (second from right) makes opening remarks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Montana on May 19, 2011. (Rick Wilking/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week Podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I sat down to discuss next weekend’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Hawaii; the upcoming Republican presidential debate in Michigan; and the release of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook report for 2011.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2011/20111103_TWN…]

The highlights:

The APEC 2011 USA Host Committee released the full agenda and list of participants that will be attending the APEC CEO Summit, where President Obama hopes to push for freer trade in environmental goods and services, as Reuters reports. Herman Cain continues to lead other GOP candidates according to a recent poll by Fox News, but questions are being raised as to whether his candidacy can survive questions Politico raised about allegations of sexual harassment. The IEA has released two excerpts from its World Energy Outlook 2011, one on entering the golden age of gas, another on financing access to energy for the poor.