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The World Next Week: The Debt Ceiling Looms, Obama Attends APEC and ASEAN Summits (Maybe)

<p>A corridor is closed to foot traffic at the U.S. Capitol (Jonathan Ernst/Courtesy Reuters).</p>
A corridor is closed to foot traffic at the U.S. Capitol (Jonathan Ernst/Courtesy Reuters).

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the ongoing government shutdown and the approaching deadline for the debt ceiling, the APEC Summit in Bali, and the ASEAN summit in Brunei.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2013/20131003_T…]

The highlights:

For more on the topics we discussed in the podcast check out:

Government Shutdown and Debt Ceiling: Richard Haass explains how the shutdown weakens U.S. foreign policy. Robert Kahn predicts how the government shutdown may end. Edward Alden argues that Democrats will suffer more from the shutdown than Republicans. Slate’s Moneybox describes why the debt limit is scarier than the shutdown. Forbes explains why the United States isn’t worthy of a AAA credit rating.

APEC Summit: APEC announces the organization’s economic goals. Joshua Kurlantzick argues that Obama shouldn’t cancel his Asia trip completely. Politico reports that it would be politically difficult for Obama to leave Washington during a shutdown. Foreign Policy asks if Obama has given up on the Asia pivot.

ASEAN Summit: The Japan Daily Post writes that a trilateral meeting between Japan, China, and South Korea could happen on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit. Bloomberg reports that China hopes to improve ties with ASEAN countries. Elizabeth C. Economy reviews China’s place in in Southeast Asia. The Wall Street Journal reports that China has steered ASEAN away from territorial disputes.  CFR has an infoguide on China’s maritime disputes.