Eyes on Gaza, Argentina’s Presidential Vote, Putin Seeks Friends, and More

The World Next Week

Council on Foreign Relations

Politics, News, News:politics

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🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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As the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip continues, diplomacy ramps up in the Middle East amid concerns of spreading tensions; Argentina holds an election while its economy suffers record inflation; Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials venture abroad to seek allies as their war with Ukraine grinds on; and the death toll from Sudan’s conflict reaches at least nine thousand. Mentioned on the Podcast Keith Bradsher, Anatoly Kurmanaev, and David Pierson, “Putin Visits China to Bolster Ties With ‘My Friend,’ Xi,” New York Times Christina Bouri and Diana Roy, “The Israel-Hamas War: The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza,” CFR.org Steven A. Cook, “Will Egypt Play a Role in Easing the Gaza War?,” CFR.org Steven A. Cook, “Why the U.S. Tolerates Qatar’s Hamas Ties,” Foreign Policy Shannon K. O’Neil and Will Freeman, “Latin America This Week: September 20, 2023,” CFR.org “President Joe Biden: The 2023 60 Minutes Interview,” 60 Minutes David J. Scheffer, “What International Law Has to Say About the Israel-Hamas War,” CFR.org “The Genocide That No One’s Talking About,” The Intelligence For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eyes-gaza-argentinas-presidential-vote-putin-seeks-friends-and-more

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0:00.0	In the coming week, the crisis in Gaza grows more dire, struggling Argentina votes for a new president,
0:08.0	and Russia continues its search for friendly nations.
0:11.0	It's October 19, 2023 in time for the world next week. I'm Bob McMahon.
0:28.1	And I'm Carla Ann Robbins.
0:29.3	Carla, let's start this week with what's ahead for Israel and Hamas, especially in Gaza.
0:34.2	The humanitarian situation has grown more grim there with daily reports of the
0:39.0	worsening situation and anticipation about a potential aid convoy. Just this week, President Biden
0:44.3	landed in Tel Aviv for a day-long trip that was demonstrating his steadfast support for Israel,
0:48.9	but contained some warnings as well. Iran has also announced that it will take a quote-unquote preemptive measure against
0:55.5	Israel to defend Gaza. Is this growing into a larger international conflict? Well, Bob, that is one of the
1:02.6	reasons why Biden went there, somewhat to my surprise. I don't know if you were surprised. So it's always
1:07.5	going to be a tough trip. He decided to accept Bibi Netanyahu's invitation,
1:12.2	and he went there in part to warn Hezbollah and Iran and any other potential bad actors against getting into this fight.
1:18.6	It's the same reason the U.S. is sent two aircraft carrier groups into the region and put some 2,000 U.S. troops on alert,
1:24.7	while insisting that if deployed there would only provide medical support or play
1:28.4	an advisory role. And what we understand, the U.S. has also been doing some behind-the-scenes
1:33.5	diplomacy to warn Iran off sending messages via gutter and others. So clearly everybody's nervous
1:38.4	that this could get wider. And if it were to get wider, it probably would be start between
1:42.8	Israel and Hezbollah and Lebanon.
1:44.9	But there's a lot of warnings going out there, and that's one of the reasons why Biden went.
1:49.2	This was always going to be a challenging visit for Biden, and it got a whole lot harder after the horrifying explosion on Tuesday at the Alaw Lee Hospital in Gaza,
1:56.7	which killed hundreds of men, women, and children, many of whom had gone there seeking shelter
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