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The World Next Week: What Next on North Korea?

<p>Kim Jong-un speaks while surrounded by soldiers in this undated still image by North Korean state TV KRT on January 8, 2012. (Courtesy Reuters)</p>
Kim Jong-un speaks while surrounded by soldiers in this undated still image by North Korean state TV KRT on January 8, 2012. (Courtesy Reuters)

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The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the meeting of U.S., Japanese, and South Korean officials to discuss North Korea; Taiwan’s elections this weekend; the anniversary of Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali’s ouster; and next week’s Republican presidential debate.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2012/20120111_TWN…]

The highlights:

The Christian Science Monitor covers the possibility of new talks between South and North Korea, and Reuters highlights concerns about the new North Korean leader’s possible “military adventurism.” UPI discusses the crucial issue of nuclear power in the Taiwanese elections, and AsiaOne considers how the elections may affect relations with Taiwan’s neighbor across the strait. In case you’ve already forgotten about President Ben Ali, CNN has a useful refresher on the former Tunisian leader, and ForeignPolicy.com’s “The Middle East Coverage” can tell you about Ben Ali’s replacement. Coming off another victory for Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, the Atlantic discusses the negative attacks on the frontrunner, and “The Cable” discusses the frontrunner’s attacks on the president’s foreign policy.