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The World Next Week: The Arab Uprisings One Year Later

By experts and staff

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Anti-government protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Protesters also chanted,
Anti-government protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation on February 10, 2011. (Dylan Martine/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the upcoming one-year anniversary of the uprisings in the Arab world; the possibility that the federal government will shut down for the holidays; and the upcoming Mercosur summit, which will convene in Uruguay.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2011/20111215_TWN…]

The highlights:

Nearly one year after the start of the Arab uprisings, CFR provides a great issue guide, and the Guardian presents a thorough timeline. The Washington Post details how preparations to shut down the U.S. government are already being made, while the Hill contends that a short term spending bill that will prevent a shutdown is likely to pass. The BBC gives an overview of Mercosur, and the Miami Herald describes the recent creation of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.