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The World Next Week: Ukraine Protests Turn Violent, UN Report Condemns North Korea’s Human Rights Record, and the Sochi Olympics Come to a Close

<p>Anti-government protesters carry logs to build barricades after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. (Vasily Fedosenko/Courtesy Reuters)</p>
Anti-government protesters carry logs to build barricades after violence erupted in the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. (Vasily Fedosenko/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 escalating conflict in Ukraine, the United States and South Korea’s joint military exercises, and the end of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2014/20140220_T…]

The highlights:

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

Unrest in Kiev: CFR.org provides an issue guide to the crisis in Ukraine and a chapter preview of Pathways to Freedom about Ukraine’s democratic transition. BBC News reports that Ukrainian president Yanukovych has sacked army chief Volodymyr Zamana. The New York Times writes that President Yanukovych’s grasp on the country is failing. The Guardian writes that the United States and the European Union are considering sanctions against Ukraine.

North and South Korea: The Boston Globe discusses China and North Korea’s rebukes of UN accusations of crimes against humanity. CFR.org has a backgrounder on the China-North Korea relationship. Scott Snyder writes about John Kerry’s most recent trip to Asia and answers questions about the new UN human rights report. CNN describes the horrors of North Korean prison camps. The New York Times writes that John Kerry has rejected delaying the joint military exercises with South Korea.

The End of the Sochi Olympics: CFR.org has a historical look at politics and the Olympics. CFR Distinguished Visiting Fellow Raymond Kelly speaks on security challenges in Sochi. ABC News reports that security at the Olympics is “increasingly uneven.” The Washington Post asks what’s next for the Winter Olympics?