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The World Next Week: Crimea Votes on Secession, Iranians Celebrate Nowruz, Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny Visits the United States

<p>A soldier posted in the Crimean town of Balaclava is seen in front of a Russian flag. (Baz Ratner/ Courtesy Reuters)</p>
A soldier posted in the Crimean town of Balaclava is seen in front of a Russian flag. (Baz Ratner/ Courtesy Reuters)

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the referendum in Crimea, Persian New Year and the next round of nuclear talks with Iran, and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s visit to the United States for Saint Patrick’s Day.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2014/20140313_T…]

The highlights:

For more on the topics we discussed in the podcast check out:

Crimea: CFR.org provides a backgrounder on the Ukraine crisis. The BBC explains why Crimea is so dangerous. Steve Sestanovich discusses Putin’s risky improvisation in Ukraine. The Washington Post analyzes the Crimean referendum in five charts. Voice of America reports on President Obama’s meeting with Ukrainian interim prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Wednesday.

Iran: The BBC reports that Iran has told the EU that a nuclear deal is possible in the next four months. The New York Times explains the agreed terms for the nuclear talks. The National writes that Nowruz is drawing attention to the influence of sanctions on Iranian life. The Telegraph asks if the crisis in Ukraine will cause problems for nuclear talks with Iran.

Enda Kenny: The Independent provides Enda Kenny’s itinerary in Washington. The Irish Post explains which Irish ministers will travel on Saint Patrick’s Day this year.  Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore discusses the opportunity that Saint Patrick’s Day provides for Ireland. The Irish Examiner writes that the post of U.S. ambassador to Ireland is vacant for the second Saint Patrick’s Day in a row. The New York Times also discusses why there is no U.S. ambassador in Dublin right now.