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The Week’s Top International News Stories

Moisés Naím discusses the international news stories of the week.

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By Moisés Naím
Published on Mar 6, 2015

Source: NPR’s Diane Rehm Show

Carnegie’s Moisés Naím joined other experts on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show to discuss this week’s international news stories. Topics included Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, the battle in Tikrit against the Islamic State, Nicolás Maduro’s orders to the American embassy in Caracas to cut its staff, the attack on Ambassador Mark Lippert in South Korea, Boris Nemtsov’s murder in Russia, and possible European Union sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis.

This broadcast originally appeared on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show.

About the Author

Moisés Naím

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Moisés Naím is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a best-selling author, and an internationally syndicated columnist.

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