Black Sea Grain Blockade, Spain’s Snap Elections, Hollywood Strikes’ Broader Impact, and More
Russia’s rejection of extending the Black Sea Grain Initiative threatens global food security; Spain holds an early general election amid signs of a resurgent populist right; Comic-Con and the media i...
20 Jul 202328min
EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean Summit, U.S. Defense Spending Conflicts, Women’s World Cup Down Under, and More
Leaders from the European Union (EU), Latin America, and the Caribbean meet to renew a strategic partnership on issues including trade and climate change; the U.S. Congress wrestles with unprecedented...
13 Jul 202329min
TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2023
In this special episode of The World Next Week, Rosa Brooks, the Scott K. Ginsburg Chair in Law and Policy and professor at Georgetown University Law Center, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbin...
6 Jul 202348min
Russia’s Post-Rebellion Moves, NATO’s Vilnius Summit, Europe’s 21st Century Woodstock, and More
Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to assert control and stability after the coup attempt by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin; NATO prepares for its summit in Vilnius, Lithuania with mounting...
29 Jun 202327min
EU Leaders’ Summit, Biden Marks Abortion Ruling Anniversary, Guatemala’s Election, and More
Heads of state from the European Union’s twenty-seven members meet in Brussels to discuss support for Ukraine and new initiatives to coordinate defense, economics, and migration; the Biden administrat...
22 Jun 202327min
Blinken’s Rescheduled China Trip, Modi’s State Visit to U.S., Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, and More
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally heads to China amid hopes that U.S.-China tensions will subside; U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit to ...
15 Jun 202325min
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 Countrie...
8 Jun 202332min
Australian Submarine Deal, Asian Security Summit, Blinken in Finland, and More
The International Atomic Energy Association reports on the nuclear-powered submarines that the United States and the United Kingdom will provide to Australia within the AUKUS alliance; world leaders a...
1 Jun 202329min
