The World Next Week
Summary: A weekly preview of world events in the week ahead from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
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CFR’s Laura Taylor-Kale and Rachel Vogelstein join James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon to preview the coming year. On this episode: women’s political participation and economic empowerment, advances in artificial intelligence, the weaponization of information, and the crumbling international order. Plus, we kick things off by discussing the latest Preventive Priorities Survey with CFR’s Paul Stares.
Russian president Vladimir Putin holds an annual press conference and French president Emmanuel Macron hosts a global climate summit in Paris.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Greece, the IOC decides on Russia's eligibility to participate in the next Olympic games, and Congress approaches the deadline for a spending bill.
NAFTA negotiations resume in Mexico City, the European Union sets a deadline on Brexit details, and Saudi Arabia calls for an emergency Arab League meeting.
President Donald J. Trump's long trip to Asia concludes.
President Donald J. Trump embarks on a trip to Asia.
Opposition groups face new hurdles in Venezuela and U.S. technology and media giants arrive in Washington D.C. for intelligence hearings.
A snap election takes place in Japan, the U.S. military holds evacuation drills in South Korea, and Kenya prepares for a rerun of its disputed presidential election.
President Donald J. Trump makes a decision on the Iran nuclear deal, Austria holds legislative elections, and China holds its 19th National Congress.
The Rohingya crisis worsens, a Russian opposition leader faces prison time, and the IMF and World Bank hold their seasonal forecast on the world economy.
President Donald J. Trump visits Puerto Rico, Catalonia holds a referendum, and German chancellor Angela Merkel tries to form a government.
The world reacts to U.S. President Donald J. Trump's speech at the United Nations, Germany holds national elections, and Iraqi Kurdistan holds a referendum on independence.
The world comes to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
The UN Security Council debates new sanctions against North Korea, the United States marks sixteen years since the September 11 terror attacks, and Hurricane Irma heads for the U.S. mainland.
Texas recovers from Hurricane Harvey, U.S. Congress returns from summer recess, and Indian-Chinese tensions ease.
