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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In this special edition, CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and CFR Director of Studies James Lindsay preview major events and trends shaping Europe in the coming weeks: EU member states hold elections to the European parliament; the eurozone moves further from the abyss; Scotland and Catalonia debate independence; Ukraine and NATO commit to increased cooperation; and the centennial of the start of World War I is observed.
In this special edition, CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and CFR Director of Studies James Lindsay preview major events and trends shaping Europe in the coming weeks: EU member states hold elections to the European parliament; the eurozone moves further from the abyss; Scotland and Catalonia debate independence; Ukraine and NATO commit to increased cooperation; and the centennial of the start of World War I is observed.
Iraq holds parliamentary elections; South Africa marks the twentieth anniversary of the end of apartheid; and the EU observes the tenth anniversary of its largest expansion.
Algeria holds presidential elections; U.S. taxpayers mark Tax Day; and Ukraine prepares for talks with Russia, the United States, and the EU.
India gears up for general elections; Afghanistan holds presidential elections; and Rwanda marks twenty years after its genocide.
NATO foreign ministers meet in Brussels; the EU meets to discuss chronic diseases; and Syria removes more chemical weapons.
World powers convene in The Hague for a nuclear summit; the Group of Seven discusses Ukraine; EU-U.S. trade talks resume in Brussels; and President Barack Obama travels to Italy and Saudi Arabia.
Crimea faces a vote over secession from Ukraine; Iran marks its New Year and resumes nuclear talks; and Irish prime minister Enda Kenny visits Washington, DC.
Ukraine faces separatism in Crimea; Tibetans observe the fifty-fifth annual Uprising Day; and the World Wide Web turns twenty-five years old.
Venezuela marks the first anniversary of Hugo Chavez's death; Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the United States; and U.S. president Barack Obama releases the FY2015 budget proposal.
Venezuela marks the first anniversary of Hugo Chavez's death; Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the United States; and U.S. president Barack Obama releases the FY2015 budget proposal.
Tensions rise between security forces and protestors in Ukraine; South Korea and the United States hold military exercises; and the Sochi Olympics come to a close.
President Barack Obama travels to Mexico; talks on Iran's nuclear program resume; and Kosovo marks the sixth anniversary of its independence.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org: French president François Hollande visits Washington; Egypt marks the third anniversary of Mubarak's ouster; and the Chicago Auto Show begins.
A preview of world events in the coming week from CFR.org: Russia hosts the Sochi Winter Olympic Games; Thailand carries out parliamentary elections; and Ukraine faces intensified antigovernment protests. CFR Distinguished Visiting Fellow and former NYPD commissioner Raymond Kelly joins as a special guest to discuss security for the Olympics.
