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Matt Pottinger
Show Notes
CFR's Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow Matt Pottinger and CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon preview major world events in the week ahead.
EU governments squabble over Libya and a North Africa refugee crisis; former U.S. President Jimmy Carter visits North Korea; and Will and Kate tie the knot at Westminster Abbey.
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