The World Next Week: The bin Laden Anniversary, U.S.-China Dialogue, Ban Ki Moon in Myanmar, and Vietnam’s Liberation Day

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden; the upcoming U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s visit to Myanmar; and Liberation Day in Vietnam.

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The highlights:

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The Anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s Death. CNN’s Paul Cruickshank examines White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan’s views on the bin Laden raid. Jordy Yager of the Hill notices that bin Laden is still part of the “political scene” in the United States. Nicholas Schmidle in the New Yorker recounts “what happened that night in Abbottabad.” David Ignatius says bin Laden was a “lion in winter” and explains his plot to kill President Obama. The New York Daily News says that relations between the United States and Pakistan have never been worse. Time’s cover story by Peter Bergen is on “The Last Days of Osama Bin Laden.”

The U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing. Reuters reports on China’s view that it didn’t start the conflict in the South China Sea. The Washington Post says the dialogue will avoid the “unfolding murder case” involving Bo Xilai, and reports Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner’s comment that China’s recent financial moves were “significant.” The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s website has information on this year’s meeting and the one last year. China’s embassy to the United States says who will be a part of the Chinese delegation. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland answered questions about the dialogue.

Ban Ki Moon’s Visit to Myanmar. CFR’s Josh Kurlantzick explains “what [Ban] should be looking for,” and thinks that the this month’s by-elections were not “all it’s cracked up to be.” The BBC profiles Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung Zaw calls Myanmar’s President Thein Sein “Burma’s Gorbachev” on NPR. The UN has a homepage for all of Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s speeches, events, and programs.

Liberation Day in Vietnam. PBS has a timeline of the Vietnam War. YouTube has a video of last year’s Liberation Day fireworks. Lookatvietnam.com has historical pictures of “Saigon’s liberation day.” The BBC describes what the thirty-year anniversary of Liberation Day was like. The U.S. Department of State has an extensive profile on Vietnam.