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The World Next Week: Kenyans Vote, Italy Awaits a Government, and the Sixtieth Anniversary of Stalin’s Death Is Marked

<p>Eight Kenyan presidential candidates participate in the second presidential debate at Brookhouse School in Nairobi (Joan Pereruan/Nation Media Group/Courtesy Reuters).</p>
Eight Kenyan presidential candidates participate in the second presidential debate at Brookhouse School in Nairobi (Joan Pereruan/Nation Media Group/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 Kenyan elections, the scramble to assemble a new government in Italy, and the sixtieth anniversary of Stalin’s death.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2013/20130228_T…]

The highlights:

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

Kenyans vote: BBC News has a Q&A covering the basics of the election. The Guardian reports on the failures of Kenya’s presidential debates. Human Rights Watch explains Kenya’s history of electoral violence. CFR has a Contingency Planning Memorandum on the potential for electoral violence in Kenya.

Italian elections produce a stalemate: The Washington Post covers the economic shockwaves that the election has produced. The New York Times explains the comeback of scandal-ridden former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. CNN has more on Beppe Grillo, the election’s dark horse candidate.

 The sixtieth anniversary of Stalin’s death: The Telegraph discusses the mixed feelings that Russians have about Stalin. The Moscow Times analyzes the debate over Stalin’s legacy.  Reuters reports on disagreement over Stalin’s legacy in neighboring Georgia, Stalin’s birthplace. BBC News covers the seventieth anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad, earlier this year. Forbes reports on the problems Russia faces today.