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In this special edition, CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon, CFR's Director of Studies Jim Lindsay and Senior Fellow for Defense Policy Janine Davidson start off the summer with a list of books that they will be reading in the weeks ahead. Listen in for recommendations from their reading lists.
Robert McMahon's list:
- Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
- Pig Tales: An Omnivore's Quest for Sustainable Meat by Barry Estabrook
- The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
James Lindsay's list:
- In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made by Norman Cantor
- The Deluge: The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order 1916-1931 by Adam Tooze
- How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World by Steve Johnson
Janine Davidson's list:
- The Unraveling by Emma Sky
- Ghost Fleet by Peter Singer
- The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his opponent Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu face off in Turkey’s runoff election; U.S. government leaders contend with a looming deadline to avoid a disastrous default; president-elect Bola Tinubu is sworn in as Nigeria contends with an economic crisis; Evan Gershkovich’s pre-trial detention is extended; and Sudan struggles to find a lasting solution to the conflict between the military and a paramilitary group, exacerbating its humanitarian crisis.
The Arab League summit marks the return of Syria and its president, Bashar al-Assad; Japan hosts the leaders of the Group of Seven democracies in Hiroshima, Japan, with concerns over China and Russia at the fore; the UN Security Council discusses sanctions on North Korea amid the country’s missile buildup; and migration slows at the southern U.S. border after the lifting of Title 42.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces off with opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Turkey’s presidential election; Thais vote in their first general election since 2019; the Black Sea grain deal faces possible expiration; international film makers step forward at the Cannes Film Festival; and Ukraine fends off Russia’s recent drone attack.