TWNW Special: What to Read This Summer 2024
This special episode of The World Next Week features a summerlong feast of reading, watching, and listening treats. Deborah Amos, the Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence at Princeton Universit...
4 Juli 202443min
France, Iran, and the UK Hold Snap Elections, EU Pushback on Chinese EVs, and More
France’s governance is at stake as it holds snap elections for its National Assembly, with the far-right National Rally looking to build on its success in the European Parliament elections; the United...
27 Juni 202434min
Russia’s Secret Trial for Gershkovich, EU’s Rightward Shift, Boeing in Space, and More
A Russian court moves judicial proceedings for detained U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to Yekaterinburg for a closed-door espionage trial; the success of far-right parties in the European Parliament...
20 Juni 202423min
Ukraine Pushes Peace Summit, Sudan in Catastrophe, Israel-Hamas Deal at a Crossroads, and More
Ukraine pushes for wider international support and endorsement of its proposed peace process at Switzerland’s Ukraine peace summit; the UN Security Council deliberates how to assist Sudanese civilians...
13 Juni 202430min
European Parliament Elections, G7 Leaders’ 50th Summit, Powerful Hurricane Season Looming, and More
All twenty-seven European Union (EU) member states vote in European Parliament elections with polls showing right-wing parties poised to gain more seats; the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrial dem...
6 Juni 202430min
Biden’s Gaza Dilemmas, 80 Years Since D-Day, Mexico’s Milestone Election, and More
U.S. President Joe Biden faces increasing international and domestic pressures on his policy toward the Israel-Hamas war amid worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip; Western leaders comme...
30 Maj 202428min
Iran’s Succession Woes, ICC Angers Israel, South Africa’s Election, and More
Iran’s regime carefully vets candidates for new presidential elections after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash; Israeli leadership reacts to the International Criminal Court (...
23 Maj 202428min
Ukraine Tries To Halt Russian Advance, Biden Woos Kenya, the Fate of Assange, and More
Ukraine rushes to push back against a new Russian offensive in its northeast Kharkiv region; U.S. President Joe Biden invites Kenyan President William Ruto for a state visit, the first U.S. state visi...
16 Maj 202429min
