The World Next Week

By Council on Foreign Relations

A weekly preview of world events in the week ahead from the Council on Foreign Relations.

  1. 1.
    U.S. Assumes UNSC Presidency, Intelligence Report Investigates Khashoggi Killing, and More
    26:22
  2. 2.
    U.S. Nears Half Million COVID-19 Deaths, Biden Rejoins Paris Agreement, and More
    26:14
  3. 3.
    NATO Defense Ministers Convene, UN Security Council Talks Yemen, and More
    26:46
  4. 4.
    Trump’s Trial Begins, Myanmar’s Military Coup, and More
    29:49
  5. 5.
    China-Taiwan Tension Builds, Secretary Blinken’s First Week, and More
    29:45
  6. 6.
    Biden’s Cabinet Confirmation Hearings, Greece-Turkey Talks Resume, and More
    27:58
  7. 7.
    Trump’s Second Impeachment, Biden’s Inauguration, and More
    23:32
  8. 8.
    Pro-Trump Mob Breaches U.S. Capitol, Georgia’s New Senators, and More
    24:35
  1. 9.
    The World Next Year: Transitioning Into 2021
    46:22
  2. 10.
    A Virtual Climate Summit, Georgia Begins Early Voting, and More
    29:50
  3. 11.
    FDA Considers COVID-19 Vaccine Authorization, Venezuelans Vote, and More
    31:26
  4. 12.
    G20 Summit Goes Virtual, Biden Nominates Cabinet Members, and More
    31:40
  5. 13.
    U.S. Presidential Transition, Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Deal, and More
    35:50
  6. 14.
    U.S. Ballot Counting Continues, WTO Selects Director General, and More
    37:51
  7. 15.
    TWNW Special: America’s Pivotal Election
    37:29
  8. 16.
    The World Health Summit, Chile’s Constitutional Referendum, and More
    34:09
  9. 17.
    U.S. Senate Votes on COVID-19 Relief Bill, Bolivia’s General Election, and More
    32:46
  10. 18.
    Taiwan’s National Day, Seventy-Five Years of North Korea’s Workers’ Party, and More
    31:22
  11. 19.
    TWNW Special: How Americans See the World
    46:29
  12. 20.
    EU Leaders Talk Greece-Turkey Tensions, Italy’s Referendum and Elections, and More
    28:05
  13. 21.
    A Virtual UNGA, Lukashenko and Putin Meet, and More
    30:06
  14. 22.
    Two-Month Election Countdown Begins, U.S.-Taiwan Relationship Expands, and More
    35:38
  15. 23.
    Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall, WTO Director-General Resigns, and More
    32:56
  16. 24.
    Republicans’ Virtual National Convention, Mali’s Coup D’état, and More
    28:51
  17. 25.
    Pompeo’s European Tour, Democrats’ Virtual National Convention, and More
    33:53
  18. 26.
    Belarus’s Presidential Election, Anti-Kremlin Protests Persist, and More
    29:34
  19. 27.
    Biden Reveals VP Pick, Japan Remembers Hiroshima Bombing, and More
    29:31
  20. 28.
    Saudi Arabia’s Downsized Hajj, Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Transformation, and More
    29:45
  21. 29.
    U.S. Congress Returns to Session, Schools Grapple With Reopening, and More
    35:58
  22. 30.
    Srebrenica Massacre Anniversary, North American Pipelines Halted, and More
    31:24
  23. 31.
    Turbulent U.S. Independence Day, Dramatic Arctic Heatwave, and More
    32:32
  24. 32.
    Poland’s Rescheduled Election, One Year Since the Trump-Kim DMZ Meeting, and More
    34:51
  25. 33.
    TWNW Special: What to Read, Watch, and Listen to This Summer
    58:59
  26. 34.
    George Floyd’s Funeral, Coronavirus at Month Six, and More
    27:30
  27. 35.
    Hong Kongers Remember Tiananmen Square, EU’s Coronavirus Rescue Plan, and More
    27:47
  28. 36.
    WHO Board Meets, Tumult in Afghanistan, and More
    33:59
  29. 37.
    Argentina’s Debt Deadline, U.S. Congress Returns, and More
    39:31
  30. 38.
    Coronavirus Origin Allegations, East Africa’s Devastating Locusts, and More
    32:43
  31. 39.
    U.S. Supply Chain Challenges, Trump’s Transition Committee, and More
    32:54
  32. 40.
    Governors Face Public Pressure, UN Security Council Talks Syria, and More
    28:02
  33. 41.
    Trump Halts WHO Funding, Earth Day’s Fiftieth Anniversary, and More
    23:04
  34. 42.
    Coronavirus Tolls Fluctuate Globally, G20 Foreign and Energy Ministers Meet, and More
    30:53
  35. 43.
    Hungary’s Parliamentary Vote, Journalists’ Increasing Struggle, and More
    30:31
  36. 44.
    U.S. Lawmakers Near Relief Deal, India Imposes Three-Week Lockdown, and More
    31:41
  37. 45.
    G7 Foreign Ministers Convene Virtually, U.S. Imposes Sanctions, and More
    29:08
  38. 46.
    WHO Declares Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Markets Falter, and More
    24:49
  39. 47.
    Israel’s Parliamentary Challenge, Coronavirus Funding, and More
    26:27
  40. 48.
    Coronavirus Causes Panic, Israelis Return to the Polls, and More
    26:38
  41. 49.
    U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks, Trump’s India Trip, and More
    29:45
  42. 50.
    Democrats Debate in Nevada, Munich’s Security Conference, and More
    32:18

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