The World Next Week

The World Next Week brings a journalist’s perspective to the critical and intriguing stories developing around the globe—from Kyiv, to Pyongyang, to Capitol Hill, to Cannes. TWNW’s hosts have years of experience covering international and Washington news. Before joining CFR, Robert McMahon, managing editor of digital content, reported for the Associated Press and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Carla Anne Robbins, a senior fellow and director of the MIA Program at Baruch College’s Marxe School, was deputy editorial page editor at the New York Times and chief diplomatic correspondent at the Wall Street Journal.

Hosts

Robert McMahon

Managing Editor Full Bio

Carla Anne Robbins

Senior Fellow Full Bio

Syria

Syrians Face Uncertainty, U.S. Democrats Debate, and More

Northern Syria faces an uncertain future after a U.S. military withdrawal, the fourth Democratic presidential debate is held in Ohio, and Poles go to the polls ...

Oct 10, 2019 - 33:43 min

Northern Syria faces an uncertain future after a U.S. military withdrawal, the fourth Democratic presidential debate is held in Ohio, and Poles go to the polls ...

Oct 10, 2019 - 33:43 min

United States

The Impeachment Inquiry, U.S.-North Korea Talks, and More

U.S. House Democrats pursue an impeachment inquiry against President Donald J. Trump, denuclearization talks with North Korea resume, and U.S.-China trade negotiatio...

Oct 3, 2019 - 28:50 min

U.S. House Democrats pursue an impeachment inquiry against President Donald J. Trump, denuclearization talks with North Korea resume, and U.S.-China trade negotiatio...

Oct 3, 2019 - 28:50 min

Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Election, Seventy Years of the PRC, and More

Afghanistan attempts to hold a presidential election, China commemorates the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic, and the world remembers...

Sep 26, 2019 - 26:21 min

Afghanistan attempts to hold a presidential election, China commemorates the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic, and the world remembers...

Sep 26, 2019 - 26:21 min

Climate Change

Climate Change Protests, Middle East Upheaval, and More

Climate change activists around the world are protesting during the Global Week of Action; tensions between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States continue to ris...

Sep 19, 2019 - 34:04 min

Climate change activists around the world are protesting during the Global Week of Action; tensions between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States continue to ris...

Sep 19, 2019 - 34:04 min

Israel

Elections in Israel and Tunisia, Robert Mugabe’s Funeral, and More

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces another general election, Tunisia holds its second democratic election since the 2011 Arab Spring, and the funeral o...

Sep 12, 2019 - 34:25 min

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces another general election, Tunisia holds its second democratic election since the 2011 Arab Spring, and the funeral o...

Sep 12, 2019 - 34:25 min

Climate Change

Fires in the Amazon, Elections Across Russia, and More

South American leaders convene to discuss the recent fires in the Amazon, Russia holds local and regional elections, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits ...

Sep 5, 2019 - 39:04 min

South American leaders convene to discuss the recent fires in the Amazon, Russia holds local and regional elections, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits ...

Sep 5, 2019 - 39:04 min

U.S. Foreign Policy

TWNW Presents: Back-to-School Reading Special

In this special episode of The World Next Week, James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon are joined by CFR senior fellow Carla Anne Robbins to discuss their most recently...

Aug 15, 2019 - 37:07 min

In this special episode of The World Next Week, James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon are joined by CFR senior fellow Carla Anne Robbins to discuss their most recently...

Aug 15, 2019 - 37:07 min

Asia

The ASEAN Summit, Congress’s August Recess, and More

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the ASEAN summit, Congress begins its August recess, and Muslims from around the world travel to Mecca for the hajj. ...

Aug 1, 2019 - 31:13 min

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the ASEAN summit, Congress begins its August recess, and Muslims from around the world travel to Mecca for the hajj. ...

Aug 1, 2019 - 31:13 min

United States

The End of the INF Treaty, Turmoil in Northeast Asia, and More

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty nears its end, tensions escalate in Northeast Asia, and the Democratic Party holds its second presidential debate....

Jul 25, 2019 - 37:16 min

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty nears its end, tensions escalate in Northeast Asia, and the Democratic Party holds its second presidential debate....

Jul 25, 2019 - 37:16 min

U.S. Congress

Debating the Debt Ceiling, Remembering the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus, and More

Congress attempts to strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling, Cyprus observes the anniversary of the 1974 Turkish invasion, and the fiftieth anniversary of the moon ...

Jul 18, 2019 - 26:40 min

Congress attempts to strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling, Cyprus observes the anniversary of the 1974 Turkish invasion, and the fiftieth anniversary of the moon ...

Jul 18, 2019 - 26:40 min

Afghanistan

Afghanistan-Taliban Peace Talks, U.S.-Iran Escalation, and More

Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks gain momentum, and tensions between the United States and Iran escalate.

Jul 11, 2019 - 35:08 min

Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks gain momentum, and tensions between the United States and Iran escalate.

Jul 11, 2019 - 35:08 min

Iran

U.S.-Iran Tensions, Osaka’s G20 Summit, and More

Tensions between Iran and the United States persist, Osaka holds this year’s Group of Twenty summit, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump travels to South Korea. ...

Jun 27, 2019 - 30:43 min

Tensions between Iran and the United States persist, Osaka holds this year’s Group of Twenty summit, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump travels to South Korea. ...

Jun 27, 2019 - 30:43 min

U.S. Foreign Policy

TWNW Presents: The President’s Inbox on Xi Jinping

CFR’s Elizabeth C. Economy and James M. Lindsay discuss Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S.-China relations. (This is a rebroadcast of an episode of The President’...

Jun 20, 2019 - 34:46 min

CFR’s Elizabeth C. Economy and James M. Lindsay discuss Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S.-China relations. (This is a rebroadcast of an episode of The President’...

Jun 20, 2019 - 34:46 min

Guatemala

Elections in Guatemala, Protests in Hong Kong, and More

Guatemalans vote, Hong Kong protesters face violent reprisals, and Americans prepare for extreme weather at the onset of fire season.

Jun 13, 2019 - 25:25 min