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The World Next Week: Obama Visits Mexico and Costa Rica, Shinzo Abe Visits Russia, Tensions Rise in the East China Sea

<p>Barack Obama meets with Mexican president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto in the Oval Office in November (Kevin Lamarque/Courtesy Reuters).</p>
Barack Obama meets with Mexican president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto in the Oval Office in November (Kevin Lamarque/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 Barack Obama’s trip to Mexico and Costa Rica, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s trip to Russia, and rising tensions in the East China Sea.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2013/20130425_T…]

The highlights:

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

Obama’s Trip to Mexico and Costa Rica: In the Washington Post, Enrique Peña Nieto explains his vision for U.S.-Mexican relations. The Huffington Post describes Mexicans’ “cautiously optimistic” response to U.S. immigration reform.  CFR.org has a backgrounder on U.S. immigration. Tico Times predicts that Obama will not commit more U.S. financial aid to Central America during his trip to Costa Rica.

Abe’s Trip to Russia: The Asahi Shimbun describes the agenda for Abe’s trip to Russia with business executives. Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides background on the territorial dispute between Japan and Russia. The Japan Times writes that former prime minister Yoshiro Mori advocates flexibility in negotiations to resolve the territorial dispute.

Tensions in the East China Sea: Sheila Smith writes a Contingency Planning Memorandum for “A  Sino-Japanese Clash in the East China Sea.” The New York Times has a map of Japan’s territorial disputes. CNN reports that Chinese and Japanese ships gathered near the Senkaku Islands on Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal writes about how Abe’s nationalist policies raise tensions with China and Korea.