James M. Lindsay

The Water's Edge

Lindsay analyzes the politics shaping U.S. foreign policy and the sustainability of American power.

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The World Next Week: Egyptians Pick a President, NATO Meets in Chicago, and Baghdad Hosts Iran Talks

by James M. Lindsay
Egypt-Election-20120517 A boy selling sweets walks past posters for Egyptian presidential candidate Amr Moussa in Alexandria. (Asmaa Waguih/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the presidential election in Egypt; the NATO summit in Chicago; and the P5+1′s talks with Iran in Baghdad.

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The World Next Week: Iran-IAEA Talks, G8 Summit, President Hollande, and the Cannes Film Festival

by James M. Lindsay
IAEA-Iran20120510 Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency ambassador Soltanieh briefs the media during an IAEA board of governors meeting in Vienna on March 8, 2012. (Herwig Prammer/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed next week’s talks in Vienna between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran; the Group of Eight (G8) summit at Camp David; François Hollande’s inauguration as president of France; and the Cannes Film Festival.

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The World Next Week: France Votes, Putin Returns, North Korea May Test, and Clinton Visits India and Bangladesh

by James M. Lindsay
Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy are seen before their televised debate on May 2, 2012. (Pool New/courtesy Reuters) Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy are seen before their televised debate on May 2, 2012. (Pool New/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the second and final round of France’s presidential elections; Vladimir Putin’s return as president of Russia; a possible North Korean nuclear test; and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Bangladesh and India.

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The World Next Week: The bin Laden Anniversary, U.S.-China Dialogue, Ban Ki Moon in Myanmar, and Vietnam’s Liberation Day

by James M. Lindsay
Abbottabad-Osama-bin-Laden-20120406 The partially demolished compound where al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. special forces last May in Abbottabad. (Faisal Mahmood/courtesy Rueters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden; the upcoming U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s visit to Myanmar; and Liberation Day in Vietnam. Read more »

The World Next Week: France Votes, Malawi Mourns, and the Chernobyl Anniversary Follow Earth Day

by James M. Lindsay
Hollande-Sarkozy-20120419 Official campaign posters for Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy for the French presidential election are displayed on a wall in Paris. (Philippe Wojazer/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the presidential elections in France; Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika’s funeral; the twenty-sixth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster; and Earth Day. Read more »

The World Next Week: North Korea’s Satellite Launch, the Summit of the Americas, and the IMF and World Bank Meetings

by James M. Lindsay
north-korea-satellite-2012-04-12 A North Korean scientist looks at a monitor showing the Unha-3 rocket on a launch pad, at a control centre on the outskirts of Pyongyang. (Bobby Yip/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed North Korea’s satellite launch; the Summit of the Americas in Colombia; and the International Monetary Fund’s and World Bank’s spring meetings. Read more »

The World Next Week: Will the P5+1 Negotiations Succeed?

by James M. Lindsay
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton listens to EU foreign policy chief Ashton during a NATO foreign ministers meeting. (Francois Lenoir/courtesy Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Clinton listens to EU foreign policy chief Ashton during a NATO foreign ministers meeting. (Francois Lenoir/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. This week, Bob McMahon and I had the week off. Fortunately, Isobel Coleman and Toni Johnson graciously agreed to step in for us to preview next week’s news. They discussed the resumption of Iran and the P5+1′s nuclear talks; the Summit of the Americas in Colombia; the continuing trials of foreign NGO workers in Egypt; and World Health Day. Read more »

The World Next Week: U.S. Presidency of the UN Security Council

by James M. Lindsay
susan-rice-security-council U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice at a Security Council meeting in New York. (Lucas Jackson/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the United States’ upcoming presidency of the UN Security Council; World Bank president nominee Dr. Jim Yong Kim’s world “listening tour;” and Myanmar’s by-elections. Read more »

The World Next Week: Arab League Meets and Obama Visits Korea

by James M. Lindsay
Iraq's Foreign Minister Zebari speaks with the Arab League's Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs Ahmad bin Hilly in Baghdad. (Mohammed Ameen/courtesy Reuters) Iraq's Foreign Minister Zebari speaks with the Arab League's Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs Ahmad bin Hilly in Baghdad. (Mohammed Ameen/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the Arab League summit in Baghdad; President Obama’s visit to the Denuclearized Military Zone (DMZ) on the Korean Peninsula as part of his visit to the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul; the presidential election run-off in Senegal; and the Pope’s trip to Cuba. Read more »

The World Next Week: Iran and Afghanistan Debates Plus Greek Debt

by James M. Lindsay
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets Chinese Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Wang Min, in New York. (Lucas Jackson/courtesy Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets Chinese Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Wang Min, before a UN Security Council meeting in New York. (Lucas Jackson/courtesy Reuters)

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the UN Security Council debates on Iran and Afghanistan, as well as where Greece stands after receiving another bailout. Read more »

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