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The World Next Week: Iran and Afghanistan Debates Plus Greek Debt

<p>U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets Chinese Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Wang Min, in New York. (Lucas Jackson/courtesy Reuters)</p>
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton greets Chinese Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Wang Min, in New York. (Lucas Jackson/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 UN Security Council debates on Iran and Afghanistan, as well as where Greece stands after receiving another bailout.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2012/20120315_T…]

The highlights:

Vali Nasr argues in Bloomberg that “serious and sustained talks with Iran can bear fruit,” and Reuters reports that the Parchin military site in Iran houses, or used to house, a high-explosive test chamber. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) answers frequently asked questions about their operations, and the Telegraph discusses how British prime minister David Cameron wants an endgame in Afghanistan. Nina dos Santos details on CNN the interesting jargon emanating from the Greek deficit talks, and the Washington Post outlines Greece’s swap of bonds.