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The World Next Week: NATO in Libya, the G20 Meets, “7 Billion Day”

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
A French jet returns from a mission in Libya to the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. (Benoit Tessier/courtesy Reuters)
A French jet returns from a mission in Libya to the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. (Benoit Tessier/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I sat down to discuss NATO weighing the end to operations in Libya; the G20 gathering in Cannes; and the world’s population reaching seven billion.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2011/20111027_TWN…]

The highlights:

NATO releases an operational media update announcing that the alliance will make a formal decision this week on the conclusion of its involvement in Libya. Reuters reports that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging nations to set aside domestic problems and focus on addressing the international financial crisis, while the Eurasia Review urges greater transparency and the inclusion of regional organizations in the G20. National Geographic produces a short clip featuring some surprising figures, and the Wall Street Journal looks at trends in population growth among different nations.