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The World Next Week: Italy Votes, NATO Defense Ministers Meet, and the UN Security Council Discusses North Korea

<p>A woman walks past election posters in Rome (Tony Gentile/Courtesy Reuters).</p>
A woman walks past election posters in Rome (Tony Gentile/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 Italy’s upcoming elections, the NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels, and the UN Security Council discussion on North Korea.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2013/20130214_T…]

The highlights:

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

Italy votes for parliament: The BBC provides a Q&A on the Italian elections.  The New York Times writes about the different candidates and how Berlusconi is gaining in the polls. The Wall Street Journal predicts what will happen if no one can form a government after the elections and the possible implications for the Italian economy.

NATO defense ministers meet: NATO provides information on the current ministers of defense of NATO countries. Reuters writes how France’s intervention in Mali revealed gaps in European defense and on the transfer of command in Afghanistan to General Joseph Dunford. The Huffington Post reports that the Afghan government welcomes the continued drawdown of NATO forces.

The UN Security Council discusses North Korea: The Security Council Report gives its forecast for February and its expectations for how the Security Council will deal with North Korea. CNN reports the details of North Korea’s most recent nuclear test.  The New York Times reports on China’s response to the nuclear test.