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The World Next Week Podcast: April 20th, 2009

Michael Moran and Gideon Rose
April 16, 2009
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Foreign Affairs Managing Editor Gideon Rose and CFR.org Executive Editor Michael Moran preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: the Obama administration mulls changes to long-standing Cuba policies; Indians go to the polls in the first round of marathon general elections; South Africa holds a presidential election; and finance ministers meet to discuss reforms at the IMF and the World Bank. 

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