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June 6, 2024

Climate Change
European Parliament Elections, G7 Leaders’ 50th Summit, Powerful Hurricane Season Looming, and More

All twenty-seven European Union (EU) member states vote in European Parliament elections with polls showing right-wing parties poised to gain more seats; the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrial de…

Podcast Hurricane Irma seen striking Miami, Florida with 100+ mph winds and destructive storm surge.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

June 8, 2023

Climate Change
Canada’s Wildfires, OPEC Oil Report, NATO’s Largest Air Drill, and More

Canada’s unprecedented wildfire season overwhelms Canadian firefighters, and many in the eastern United States deal with dangerous levels of smoke; the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countri…

Podcast Haze and smoke shroud Manhattan skyline from Canadian wildfires in New York
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

December 1, 2022

China
UN Biodiversity Conference, Russian Oil Sanctions, China’s COVID Protests, and More

The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) takes place in Montreal, Canada; the European Union and Group of Seven (G7) plan to implement price caps and partial embargos on Russian oil to respond to the w…

Podcast Vigil commemorating victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Beijing
Podcast by Robert McMahon and James M. Lindsay The World Next Week

March 24, 2022

Diplomacy and International Institutions
Biden Visits Poland, Anxiety Over Oil Prices, and More

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Poland as Russia’s war in Ukraine enters a new phase, leaders from OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) and its allies convene virtually to dis…

Podcast U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual meeting about mineral supply chains and clean energy manufacturing in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex February 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day, President Biden spoke about the Ukraine-Russia crisis and announced a first round of sanctions against Russia.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Charles A. Kupchan The World Next Week

March 24, 2020

Energy and Environment
The Russian-Saudi Oil Price War, With Amy Myers Jaffe

Amy Myers Jaffe, CFR’s David M. Rubenstein senior fellow for energy and the environment and director of the Energy Security and Climate Change program, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the …

Podcast Foreign labourers leave their work to have lunch at the Haradh gas site, one of the largest in the world, south of the vast Ghawar oil fields in the prosperous region of Hassa, Saudi Arabia.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Amy M. Jaffe The President’s Inbox

April 18, 2024

India
Aftermath of Iran’s Attack on Israel, EU Talks Ukraine, India’s Massive Election, and More

Concerns grow over the widening Middle East conflict after Iran launches three hundred ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Israel; European Union (EU) leaders discuss how to bolster ai…

Podcast India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an election campaign rally in Meerut, India, on March 31, 2024.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week