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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The U.S. evaluates response in Iraq; the UN debates the conflict in Sudan and South Sudan; and a Russian humanitarian convoy approaches Ukraine.
Turkey holds presidential elections; the fortieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon's resignation is marked; and Russian president Vladimir Putin goes to Crimea.
French and German presidents mark the anniversary of World War I; U.S. and African leaders hold a summit in Washington D.C.; and U.S. President Barack Obama turns 53.
The U.S. Congress prepares to act on the child migration crisis; the investigation of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 continues; and the UN Security Council discusses Syria.
Tensions in Gaza escalate; world powers and Iran reach nuclear talk deadline; and Indonesian presidential election results are released.
Israel and Hamas face mounting tension; Chinese president Xi Jinping tours Latin America; and Twitter turns eight years old.
World powers and Iran meet for nuclear talks; the centennial of Archduke Ferdinand's assassination is marked; and Syria reaches its deadline for chemical weapons removal.
World powers and Iran meet for nuclear talks; the centennial of Archduke Ferdinand's assassination is marked; and Syria reaches its deadline for chemical weapons removal.
A crisis in Iraq unfolds as the U.S. considers options; the European Council meets in Brussels; and the United Nations Security Council debates Syria.
In this special edition, CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon, CFR's Director of Studies Jim Lindsay, and Foreign Affairs Editor Gideon Rose start off the summer with a list of books that they will be reading in the weeks ahead. Listen in for recommendations from their reading lists.
Afghanistan holds its second round of presidential elections; Ukraine swears in a new president; mass trials against the Muslim Brotherhood continue in Egypt; and the World Cup begins in Brazil.
The G7 Summit takes place in Brussels; Syria holds presidential elections; and the world marks the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Ukraine holds presidential elections; the United Nations Security Council debates Syria; and Egypt elects a new president.
Russian president Vladimir Putin visits China; U.S. secretary of state John Kerry travels to Mexico; and the European Parliament elections begin.
World powers and Iran begin the next round of nuclear talks; pro-Russia activists hold a referendum in Donetsk; and India's parliamentary elections come to an end.
