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The World Next Week: Nawaz Sharif Becomes Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Joe Biden Visits South America, and the United States Celebrates Memorial Day

<p>Nawaz Sharif casts his vote in Pakistan&#8217;s May 11 general election (Mohsin Raza/Courtesy Reuters).</p>
Nawaz Sharif casts his vote in Pakistan’s May 11 general election (Mohsin Raza/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 Pakistan’s newly elected prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Joe Biden’s trip to South America, and Memorial Day

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2013/20130523_T…]

The highlights:

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

Pakistan’s new prime minister: The BBC has a profile of Nawaz Sharif and analysis of the recent elections. CNN writes that Sharif will have to choose which challenges he takes on first.  Dan Markey lists three priorities for Pakistan’s new government. Radio Free Europe writes that Sharif may take Pakistan in a new direction on foreign policy.

Joe Biden’s trip to South America: The White House announces Biden’s trip. Julia Sweig argues that Biden’s trip to South America may signal that the Obama administration is ready to take advantage of opportunities in the region. Time writes that Washington has “discovered” Latin America.

Memorial Day: The Washington Post has information about Americans who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Huffington Post writes that securing peace in Afghanistan after American troops leave will be a difficult task.  USMemorialDay.org has a short history of the holiday.  Arlington National Cemetery has a schedule of events for Memorial Day weekend.