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The World Next Week: The United States Remembers September 11, Congress Votes on Syria, Australia Holds Elections

<p>The Tribute in Light art installation illuminates the New York sky on the eleventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center (Eduardo Munoz/Courtesy Reuters).</p>
The Tribute in Light art installation illuminates the New York sky on the eleventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center (Eduardo Munoz/Courtesy Reuters).

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The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the commemoration of September 11, the congressional vote on Syria, and the Australian general election.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2013/20130905_T…]

The highlights:

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

September 11: The Atlantic explains how the war on terror changed the way the United States fights.  Yahoo News reports that FBI chief Robert Mueller, who assumed the post one week before September 11, 2001, is retiring after twelve years. Lawfare describes how the 9/11 Commission Report is relevant to current discussions of Syria.

Congress votes on Syria: CFR.org has an issue guide for the Syria crisis and a Backgrounder on the balance of war powers between the president and Congress. The Washington Post tracks where Congress stands on the Syria vote. Aaron David Miller argues that it was inevitable that Obama would go to Congress on Syria. NPR considers what would happen if Congress votes no on Syria.

Australian elections: The Guardian has an interactive guide to the elections. Michael Fullilove writes that the winner of Australia’s elections will need to address a broad range of global issues. Hugh White argues that Australia is caught between the United States and China. CNBC lays out what’s at stake in the election. The Conversation analyzes how the elections will affect Australia’s September presidency of the UN Security Council.