The World Next Week: Debt and Diplomacy
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By James M. LindsayMary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon is taking a well-deserved vacation this week. So I sat down with my colleague Stewart Patrick to discuss the continuing debt ceiling debate; Secretary Hillary Clinton’s trip to Asia; the inauguration of Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala; and the UN Security Council’s debates on Sudan and Libya.
The highlights:
Reuters has updates on the latest developments in debt ceiling negotiations, the Christian Science Monitor describes the ‘Gang of Six’ proposal, and Time’s “Swampland” explains why it may be too late to pass it. The State Department gives Secretary Clinton’s travel schedule, Reuters covers the South China Sea dispute, and the Economist outlines Chinese-American relations with regard to Tibet. BBC News provides a short profile of Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala, Reuters reports on Humala’s poll numbers, and the Wall Street Journal covers Humala’s decision to keep Peru’s current central bank chief in office. Reuters covers the most recent events in Libya, the Center for Strategic and International Studies publishes a report on Sudan’s risks to stability, and the UN News Centre reports on the UN General Assembly President’s views on reforming the Security Council.