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March 4, 2021

China
China Convenes Annual People’s Congress, Pope Francis Travels to Iraq, and More

China’s national legislature and its top political advisory body meet in tandem, Pope Francis travels to Iraq as the country deals with COVID-19 and security concerns, and International Women’s Day i…

Podcast Deputies wearing face masks attend the second plenary meeting of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People on May 25, 2020 in Beijing, China.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

February 5, 2016

Global
The World Next Week: February 4, 2016

The annual Munich Security Conference begins, the U.S. presidential nominating race comes to New Hampshire and Pope Francis travels to Mexico.

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Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

June 11, 2015

Global
The World Next Week: June 11, 2015

South Korea deals with a MERS virus outbreak; NATO holds military exercises in Poland and Pope Francis releases an encyclical on the environment. 

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Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week

February 21, 2013

Global
The World Next Week: February 21, 2013

A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org: Sequestration is set to go into effect; Pope Benedict XVI steps down; and the Academy Awards take on foreign policy.

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Podcast The World Next Week

July 18, 2013

Global
The World Next Week: July 18, 2013

A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org: India and China convene talks on Depsang border security; President Obama hosts Vietnamese president Truong Tan Sang; and Pope Francis visit…

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Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon The World Next Week