Joshua Yaffa

Foreign Affairs hosts a talkback after a performance of the Broadway play "Time Stands Still" with cast members and journalists who cover conflict zones.

CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and Foreign Affairs Associate Editor Joshua Yaffa preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: Afghan President Hamid Karzai visits Washington; indirect peace talks resume in the Middle East; concerns over Greek financial contagion grow; and France debates the burqa ban.

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CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and Foreign Affairs Associate Editor Joshua Yaffa preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: Britain holds general elections; a review conference on nuclear nonproliferation takes place at the United Nations; and Turkey’s Ergenekon trial drags on.

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CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and Foreign Affairs Associate Editor Joshua Yaffa preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: Europe deals with a massive ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland; a U.S. commission on debt reduction meets for the
first time; and Afghan leaders prepare for a national peace conference.

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Council on Foreign Relations Senior Vice President and Director of Studies James Lindsay and Foreign Affairs Associate Editor Joshua Yaffa preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: unrest continues in Thailand; Iran holds its own nuclear summit; Washington hosts a conference on climate change; and the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee debates ballistic missile defense.

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CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and Foreign Affairs Associate Editor Joshua Yaffa preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: the UN Disarmament Commission meets in New York; French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits the United States; former U.S. Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan testifies before the U.S. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission; and the UN's donors' conference hears a plan for reconstructing Haiti.

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CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and Foreign Affairs Associate Editor Joshua Yaffa preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: a new round of Middle East peace talks gets off to a shaky start; the United States pushes for sanctions on Iran; Greece tries to balance its budget; and Doha, Qatar, hosts the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

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CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and Foreign Affairs Associate Editor Joshua Yaffa preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: Iraq holds parliamentary elections; Chile faces criticism for its response to last week’s earthquake; and China’s National People’s Congress meets in Beijing.

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CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and Foreign Affairs Associate Editor Joshua Yaffa preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: Pakistan continues its efforts to capture Taliban leaders; U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton travels to Latin America; Russia deals with changes in its "near abroad;" and China’s National People’s Congress meets in Beijing.

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CFR.org Editor Robert McMahon and Foreign Affairs Associate Editor Joshua Yaffa preview major world events in the week ahead.

In this week's podcast: U.S., NATO, and Afghan forces continue the Marja offensive in Afghanistan; Israelis and Palestinians weigh participating in U.S.-led  peace talks; and the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan meet in New Delhi.

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