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The World Next Week: TTIP Talks Resume, Congress Votes on a Budget Deal, and U.S.-Afghan Security Negotiations Continue

<p>U.S. and European Union flags on display at negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in Brussels in November. (Francois Lenoir/Courtesy Reuters)</p>
U.S. and European Union flags on display at negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in Brussels in November. (Francois Lenoir/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 Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks in Washington, a possible U.S. budget deal, and U.S.-Afghan security negotiations.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2013/20131212_T…]

The highlights:

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

TTIP Talks: European Voice points to policy obstacles in the next round of talks. Reuters reports that a top lawmaker thinks that President Obama may get trade promotion authority in early 2014. Fox Business writes that the trade deal will not affect American financial regulations. The Centre for Economic Policy Research has an economic assessment of the deal. The Hill writes that more trade means more jobs.

Budget Deal: The New York Times has the parameters of the deal. The Washington Post explains the politics of the deal. Robert Kahn writes that the deal provides something to build on. Forbes writes that the deal is a much-needed hiatus from Washington’s fiscal tantrums. NPR lists six items the deal left out.

Afghan Security Agreement: CFR has a report on Afghanistan after the drawdown. Le Monde interviews Hamid Karzai. The Diplomat states that a continued American presence in Afghanistan is regionally supported. The New York Times traces the economic impact of the security arrangement. Ambassador James F. Dobbins testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Afghanistan transition.