The World Next Week: Netanyahu’s Diplomatic Tour
By experts and staff
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James M. LindsayCFR ExpertMary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I sat down to talk about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington next week; Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations committee on U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan; and the upcoming election of new members to the UN Human Rights Council.
The highlights:
Bob and I aren’t the only commentators discussing these issues. The Wall Street Journal reports on Obama’s new efforts in the Middle East given the dramatic recent events in the region, and the Jerusalem Post covers Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to a joint session of Congress. The New York Times evaluates U.S. strategy in Afghanistan after the death of Osama bin Laden, and Fareed Zakaria presses the United States to take a tougher line with Pakistan. Bloomberg carries the big news in the upcoming vote on UN Human Rights Council members—Syria is no longer a candidate. CFR’s Elliott Abrams has been prolific in his writings about Syria lately; read Elliott’s take at CNN’s GPS or on his blog, “Pressure Points.”