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Tuesday's global agenda: Obama addresses the UN
Your morning global affairs speed-read
President Obama delivers one of the first – and most watched – speeches at the United Nations this morning. He's expected to deliver remarks on the recent violence in the Middle East and vow to stay engaged in the region as it undergoes radical change. Read The Hill's preview here.
Also taking the stage today:
• France's president, Francois Hollande, addresses the situation in northwest Africa and the possibility of international action in Mali as French special forces take the lead in fighting al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb [Le Figaro];
• Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai speaks in the afternoon as the United States prepares to draw down its forces;
• And Spain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, delivers an update on the economic crisis gripping the eurozone.
Eye on Kenya: Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Rick Barton arrives in Kenya for a week of meetings with political leaders and civil society organizations to ensure free and fair general elections next March and avoid the bloodshed of 2007.
In other news:
The civil war in Syria threatens stability in Iraq. [The New York Times]
Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told reporters in New York that his country isn't worried about an Israeli strike ahead of his address to the world body on Wednesday. [The Wall Street Journal]
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