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Budget, Debt, and Deficits

The World Next Week: Debt and Debate

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
President Barack Obama signs the Budget Control Act of 2011 in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 2, 2011.
President Barack Obama signs the Budget Control Act of 2011 in the Oval Office on August 2, 2011.

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the continued fallout from and reaction to this week’s debt deal; the Republican presidential debate and Straw Poll in Iowa; the Syrian government’s crackdown on protesters; and signs of fracture within Libya’s rebel leadership.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2011/20110804_TWN…]

The highlights:

The New York Times reports on Tuesday’s conclusion of the drawn-out debt duel, and the Washington Post discusses the international and market reaction to the deal. CNN’s “Political Ticker” covers Romney’s decision to skip the Iowa Straw Poll, as well as the six campaigns who will make an appearance. The Wall Street Journal discusses the UN Security Council’s decision to condemn the Syrian government, and my colleague Elliott Abrams has a plan for avoiding a Syrian spiral into civil war. The Washington Post has the story on continued fighting in Libya, even during the Ramadan holiday, and Al Arabiya reports on tensions within the rebel leadership.