Navalny’s Verdict, Amazon Cooperation Summit, Israel’s Political Crisis, and More

The World Next Week

Council on Foreign Relations

Politics, News, News:politics

4.6 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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A Russian court will deliver the final verdict for opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s trial on “extremism” charges; eight South American heads of state meet in Belém, Brazil to try to strengthen a common policy for Amazon Rainforest protection; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s push for judiciary reform intensifies; and protesters in Niger direct their anger towards France. Mentioned on the Podcast Mariel Ferragamo, “The Niger Coup Could Threaten the Entire Sahel,“ CFR.org Bryan Harris, “Brazil to Launch ‘Most Ambitious’ Green Transition Package,” Financial Times Yaniv Kubovich, "Israeli Army Retroactively Cancels Call-ups of Reservists Who Refused to Report for Duty," Haaretz Dov Lieber, “Israeli Reservists Start Missing Duty, Threatening Military Unity and Readiness,” Wall Street Journal Recommended Reading Diana Roy, “Can Amazon Countries Save the Rain Forest?,” CFR.org For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/navalnys-verdict-amazon-cooperation-summit-israels-political-crisis-and-more

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0:00.0	In the coming week, jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny receives a final verdict.
0:07.0	South America's Amazonian nations hold a summit, and Israel struggles with political upheaval.
0:13.0	It's August 3, 2023 in time for the world next week. I'm Bob McMahon.
0:27.0	And I'm Carly Ann Robbins.
0:29.0	Carla, let's begin in Russia.
0:30.5	Tomorrow, a Russian court is going to issue what's being termed a final verdict for
0:34.9	Alexei Navalny's case dealing with extremism, or so-called
0:38.3	extremism. As one of Putin's most prominent opponents, Navalny has been in prison in this
0:43.3	latest iteration since 2021. He's serving a combined sentence of 11 and a half years.
0:49.0	Are we basically bracing for a harsh decision at this point, Carla?
0:53.1	Yep. You know, after Zelensky and the Wagner group's progosin,
0:58.0	Navalny made me the man that Putin most fears.
1:01.0	You know, his investigations gave the light of Putin's claims of asceticism.
1:05.0	You know, his group revealed Putin's billion dollar palace and lots of other sins.
1:09.0	You know, he's also probably the only person can mobilize
1:12.1	people across the country to demonstrate against the government, which is a very rare thing in Russia,
1:17.0	which is why Putin has been so determined to, as they say, neutralize him. Navalny was thrown in jail
1:22.1	in 2021, as you said, as he was getting off a plane from Germany, where he'd gone to recover after being poisoned
1:28.4	with Novichuk, a nerve agent that it's a particular favorite of the Kremlin's. And at the time,
1:33.5	he was tried and sentenced, or as in Putin's Russia, it's more like the Red Queen, sentence first,
1:38.5	verdict afterwards, to two and then another nine and a half years for parole violations, alleged fraud, contempt of court.
1:46.3	And in mid-June of this year, he was put on trial again for a host of more serious charges,
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