The Economist: The week ahead
Summary: Editors and correspondents of The Economist discuss the events shaping the world next week, in the studio and in the field. Published on Economist Radio every Friday.
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Podcasts:
Obama visits Cuba, people go to the polls in Australia and Taiwan marks 20 years since the end of the straights crisis
Trump and Clinton look to clinch the nominations, Lula ’s scandal threatens Brazil’s current leader and Syrians begin talks, again
This week: What to expect as the primary race grinds on in America, and a security clampdown in Tibet
Our US editor gives us his forecast for Super Tuesday, China's Xi Jinping gets ready for sweeping leadership changes and Indonesia embarks on a new era of economic development
As Syria's wars within wars become ever more tangled, our editors discuss Russia's impact on the conflict; and in the world of sport -- FIFA elects a new president
Republican presidential candidates vie for South Carolina’s primary nomination and European leaders meet to discuss a proposal on the future terms of Britain’s EU membership
Trump faces up to defeat in Iowa but leads the polls in New Hampshire, South Africa's president uses public funds on his mansion and we check in with the author of our special report on Turkey
As the US presidential race hots up in Iowa, our US and foreign editors share their thoughts on the battle; and a deadline looms in Brussels over transatlantic data sharing
Republican presidential candidates debate ahead of the Iowa Caucuses, Iran enters the oil market at a volatile time and relations are strained between China and North Korea
A presidential contender in Haiti says he won't campaign until transparency improves, Vietnam's party congress elects a new party chief; and the great and the good gather in Davos
President Obama gives his final State of the Union address, Taiwan votes for a new president and The European Commission questions Poland's press and legal freedoms
We discuss the possible outcomes of a British referendum on EU membership, the perils of the American presidential election and how future trends will mould the English language
We discuss the global economy, whether Islamic State has peaked and the future of forecasting itself
The presidential election in the Central African Republic, the 25th anniversary of the reopening of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, and Pope Francis’s midnight mass address on Christmas eve
The week ahead: A time to unify
