Secretary Colin Powell’s Funeral, Bennett and Putin Meet, and More

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James M. Lindsay

Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair

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Robert McMahon

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Americans bid farewell to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Israeli and Russian leaders hold a summit in Sochi, and China undergoes a World Trade Organization policy review.

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Americans remember former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Israeli and Russian leaders hold a summit in Sochi, and China undergoes a World Trade Organization policy review.

Articles Mentioned in the Podcast

Richard Haass, “Colin Powell: An American Life,” CFR.org, October 18, 2021

Adam Posen, “The Price of Nostalgia,” Foreign Affairs (May/June 2021)

Ray Takeyh, “The Bomb Will Backfire on Iran,” Foreign Affairs, October 18, 2021

Podcasts Mentioned

Adam Posen, “Trade Protectionism,” The President’s Inbox, September 21, 2021

Matt Pottinger, “Beijing’s Grand Strategy,” The President’s Inbox, October 19, 2021

Memos, Reports, and Speeches Mentioned

David Brisbee, “Trade Policy Review of the People’s Republic of China,” U.S. Mission to Geneva, October 20, 2021

João Aguiar Machado, “EU Statement at the 8th Trade Policy Review of China,” Permanent Mission of the European Union to the WTO, October 20, 2021

George Mina, “Australia’s Statement on China’s Trade Policy Review,” Twitter, October 20, 2021

Colin Powell, Address to the United Nations on Iraq, Washington Post, February 5, 2003

Katherine Tsai, “Remarks As Prepared for Delivery of Ambassador Katherine Tai Outlining the Biden-Harris Administration’s ‘New Approach to the U.S.-China Trade Relationship,” Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, October 4, 2021

Resignation letter of Harold Hongju Koh [PDF], Politico, October 2, 2021

WTO Secretariat’s report for China’s Trade Policy Review, September 15, 2021

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

World Reacts to Biden Withdrawal, Summer Olympics Begin, Gaza Diplomacy After Netanyahu’s Visit to Washington, and More

Global leaders react to U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination; France ramps up security measures as the Summer Olympics kick off in Paris; Diplomacy continues over a potential Israel-Hamas cease-fire after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the U.S. Congress; and a Russian court sentences two American journalists.

Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins July 25, 2024 The World Next Week

Israel

GOP Election Enthusiasm, Netanyahu Addresses U.S. Congress, Cyprus 50 Years After Invasion, and More

The world reacts to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the selection of Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as former President Donald Trump’s running mate; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress; Cyprus marks fifty years since the Turkish invasion that left the country still split in two; and Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli begins his fourth term in office.

Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins July 18, 2024 The World Next Week

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

NATO and Ukraine Beyond 75, Japan Hosts Pacific Islands, France’s Political Gridlock, and More

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) wraps its seventy-fifth summit, pledging to keep Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership while concerns grow about the future of U.S. commitment; Japan hosts the tenth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting to counter China’s influence in the region; France struggles to form a government as party differences intensify; and President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian raises hopes for possible change in Iran.

Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins July 11, 2024 The World Next Week

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