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The World Next Week: How Will Gingrich Fare in Des Moines?

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
Iowa’s State Capitol building in Des Moines.
Iowa’s State Capitol building in Des Moines. (Courtesy the State of Iowa)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the upcoming GOP debate in Iowa, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s visit to Washington, and Russia’s anticipated entrance into the World Trade Organization (WTO).

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2011/20111208_TWN…]

The highlights:

The New York Times reports on the Republican presidential candidates’ efforts to attack President Obama’s perceived softness in dealing with U.S. enemies, and Politico argues that many of the GOP candidates took hard-line positions on issues relating to the Middle East at the Republican Jewish Coalition forum this week. The Wall Street Journal details the steady removal of American troops from Iraq, and Foreign Policy discusses NATO efforts to extend its training mission there. The Daily Telegraph asks how WTO membership may change Russia, and the Moscow Times considers the effect of membership on Russia’s agricultural industries.