Skip to content
Defense and Security

The World Next Week: Dollars for Defense

By experts and staff

Published
  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Protesters rally against American Raymond Davis in Lahore, Pakistan on February 3, 2011.
Protesters rally against American Raymond Davis in Lahore, Pakistan on February 3, 2011. (Mohsin Raza/courtesy Reuters)

The podcast for The World Next Week is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the Defense Department’s FY2012 budget request; the arrest and jailing of a U.S. diplomat in Lahore, Pakistan; Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s upcoming visit to Tehran; and the UN Human Rights Commissioner’s trip to Moscow.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2011/20110210_TWN…]

The highlights:

Bob and I aren’t the only commentators getting a head start on next week’s news. The New York Times covers the pending FY 2011 Defense Department budget, and the Hill details the battle over a pricey Marine combat vehicle. Dawn weighs in on the strain that the arrest of Raymond Davis is placing on U.S.-Pakistani relations, and the Economist places the incident in the broader context of the crucial and problematic relationship. Reuters covers the trading ties between Turkey and Iran, and the Associated Press reviews recent developments in the Turkish response to additional rounds of U.S. and EU sanctions on Iran. NPR covers the Chechen rebel’s claim of responsibility for the recent airport bombing in Moscow and the Washington Post outlines the UN’s decision to launch a human rights investigation in Russia.