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The World Next Week: Libya on the Brink

By experts and staff

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy
An anti-government protester holds a banner while protesters chant anti-government slogans in Benghazi city
A protester holds a banner while protesters chant anti-government slogans in Benghazi city. (Asmaa Waguih/courtesy Reuters)

The podcast for The World Next Week is up. Bob McMahon and I talked about the continued protests in Libya; the prospect of a government shut-down as the budget impasse persists; Apple’s release of a new iPad; and the Oscars.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2011/20110224_TWN…]

The highlights:

Bob and I aren’t the only commentators thinking about these issues. The New York Times reports on Qaddafi’s efforts to quell the protests. To learn more about the international responses to the turmoil, watch President Obama’s remarks on the situation and read about steps to create a no-fly zone over Libya. Jamie Fly thinks about how international affairs and defense figure in discussions of mushrooming deficits, and the Washington Post covers proposals for another stopgap funding bill to keep the government running. Technorati tells us what we can expect of the new iPad, and Reuters discusses the iPad alliance between News Corp and Apple.