EU, Latin America, and the Caribbean Summit, U.S. Defense Spending Conflicts, Women’s World Cup Down Under, and More

The World Next Week

Council on Foreign Relations

Politics, News, News:politics

4.6 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Leaders from the European Union (EU), Latin America, and the Caribbean meet to renew a strategic partnership on issues including trade and climate change; the U.S. Congress wrestles with unprecedented divisions over the annual National Defense Authorization Act; thirty-two soccer teams land in Australia and New Zealand for the FIFA Women’s World Cup; and grim days appear likely for the Wagner Group amid a post-rebellion crackdown from the Kremlin. Mentioned on the Podcast Jon Wertheim, “Australia and New Zealand Are Eager to Show a More Inclusive Version of Themselves,” Sports Illustrated For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eu-latin-america-and-caribbean-summit-us-defense-spending-conflicts-womens-world-cup-down

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0:00.0	In the coming week, the EU hosts a summit with Caribbean and Latin American leaders.
0:07.0	Congressional battles over defense spending intensify and the Women's World Cup kicks off in New Zealand and Australia.
0:13.0	It's July 13, 2023 in time for the world next week. I'm Bob McMahon.
0:25.7	And I'm Carly Ann Robbins.
0:27.6	So Bob,
0:28.3	hope you had a lovely fourth and got a chance to do some reading and lolling in your hammock.
0:33.1	Thank you.
0:33.6	Likewise, Carla.
0:35.4	Actually, we went to see movies and we saw Asteroid City, which was great. So if you
0:41.6	haven't seen it, I really recommend it. So let's start next week in Brussels and not in Arizona.
0:47.8	We're leaders from the EU and from the community of Latin American Caribbean states are going to
0:52.5	hold their third annual summit.
0:58.9	You know, the U.S. has really been accused of neglecting the region, and especially while China and even Iran are pushing to increase their presence. Does Europe have a serious plan for the region
1:04.3	that we should be watching? And is it coordinating with the U.S. about this, or is it competing with
1:09.0	us? Neglect is an important word. I think that's something that the Europeans have been concerned
1:14.3	about it as it goes with this region because this particular summit was supposed to take place
1:17.7	every two years and it's been on hiatus for eight years. So it's basically the re-recognition
1:24.7	of a large, important chunk of the world that there had been some momentum on,
1:29.9	partly because of a major trade deal, the Mercosur-EU trade deal, and Mercosur is only four
1:35.8	countries from the region, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
1:39.8	But it was a significant deal that's been percolating for now a quarter of a century. It's not clear that
1:45.6	that's going to go ahead, but that's certainly among the things that are on the table and
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