The World Next Week

U.S. Congress reaches a budget deadline; assessing Putin's state of the union speech; and Algeria hosts the 2014 Oil and Gas summit. 

U.S. lawmakers react to President Obama’s immigration speech; world powers and Iran reach a deadline on nuclear talks; and the London Conference on Afghanistan takes place.

U.S. midterm elections approach; the 35th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis is marked; and separatist regions of Ukraine hold elections.

Parliamentary elections take place in Ukraine; Brazil holds a presidential run-off election; and regulators release stress test results for banks in the European Union.

Parliamentary elections take place in Ukraine; Brazil holds a presidential run-off election; and regulators release stress test results for banks in the European Union.

The European Council holds a summit in Brussels; three years passes since the death of Libya's al-Qaddafi; and World Polio Day takes on a new importance.

Bosnia, Bolivia, and Mozambique hold general elections; the United Nations Security Council holds its elections; and Nigeria tackles the issue of violent extremism.

Protests in Hong Kong attract growing interest; Brazilians vote for a new president; and the IMF and World Bank hold their annual fall meeting.

The United States begins a new fiscal year; President Obama holds a summit with India's prime minister; and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House.

In this special edition, CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and Stewart Patrick, CFR's director of the International Institutions and Global Governance program, preview the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly: world leaders attend the summit on climate change; nuclear talks resume between Iran and several world powers; President Barack Obama chairs a high-level UNSC meeting; and the situation in eastern Ukraine is debated.

The president of Ukraine travels to the White House; Scotland prepares for a referendum on independence; and Sierra Leone enacts a curfew due to Ebola.

U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice visits China; the U.S. marks the anniversary of 9/11; and Congress returns from summer recess.

U.S. President Obama travels to Estonia on his way to the NATO summit; Afghanistan's presidential recount vote hits uncharted waters; and the United States assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council.

U.S. President Obama travels to Estonia on his way to the NATO summit; Afghanistan's presidential recount vote hits uncharted waters; and the United States assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council.

Presidents from Russia and Ukraine attend talks in Minsk; Iran reaches the deadline for providing information on its nuclear program; and Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes office as Turkey's new president.