The World Next Week: Will the P5+1 Negotiations Succeed?
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. This week, Bob McMahon and I had the week off. Fortunately, Isobel Coleman and Toni Johnson graciously agreed to step in for us to preview next week’s news. They discussed the resumption of Iran and the P5+1’s nuclear talks; the Summit of the Americas in Colombia; the continuing trials of foreign NGO workers in Egypt; and World Health Day.
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Iran and the P5+1 Nuclear Talks. Iran is coy about holding the talks in Turkey. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expects to get “concrete commitments” from Iran during the negotiations. The U.S. Department of the Treasury has many resources on its continuing Iran sanctions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his UN ambassador disagree as to whether the sanctions on Iran are working. Iraq’s foreign minister would welcome the talks changing locations to Baghdad.
The Summit of the Americas and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s Visit. Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos says he will be “waiting for the FARC.” Because Cuba is excluded from the meeting, Ecuador will boycott the summit. Is the United States dissing Rousseff before her visit? Ray Walser thinks “democracy, human rights, and Iran” should be the main topics of the U.S.-Brazil summit.
The Trial of NGO Workers in Egypt and American NGOs Around the World. The Egyptian government is looking for the NGO workers. The Washington Post editorial board thinks the Obama administration made has made some wrong moves with Egypt. The U.S. is asking Interpol to stop Egypt from arresting American NGO workers. Some foreign countries seem to hate American NGOs. The United Arab Emirates forced the National Democratic Institute, another American NGO, to close its doors in Dubai.
World Health Day. What is World Health Day? The WHO provided a brief for the day entitled “Good health adds life to years: Global brief for World Health Day 2012.” Pakistan is ready to celebrate, too.