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March 14, 2014

The World Next Week: Crimea Votes on Secession, Iranians Celebrate Nowruz, Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny Visits the United States

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the referendum in Crimea, Persian New Year and the next round of nuclear talks with Iran, and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s visit to the …

A soldier posted in the Crimean town of Balaclava is seen in front of a Russian flag. (Baz Ratner/ Courtesy Reuters)

March 17, 2011

The World Next Week on Injured Reserve

U.S. President Obama meets with Ireland's Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the White House. (Jason Reed/courtesy Reuters) Technical problems derailed today’s recording of The World Next Week. No, that is not…

U.S. President Obama meets with Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the White House.

March 10, 2011

The World Next Week: A No-Fly Zone for Libya?

U.S. Navy FA-18 fighters would likely be used in any U.S. effort to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. (KYODO Kyodo/courtesy Reuters) The podcast for The World Next Week is up. Bob McMahon and I talke…

U.S. Navy F-18 fighters would likely be used in any U.S. effort to impose a no-fly zone over Libya.

May 24, 2012

Defense and Security
The World Next Week: Ireland’s Referendum, the UN’s Debate on Yemen, North Atlantic Hurricanes, and Memorial Day

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed Ireland’s referendum on the EU’s fiscal treaty; the UN Security Council’s debate on Yemen; the beginning of hurricane season in the Nort…

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May 6, 2011

Politics and Government
Friday File: GOP Presidential Candidates Bash Obama

A snow-covered porcelain elephant, painted to represent the Republican Party. (Jim Young/courtesy Reuters) Above the Fold. The bipartisan spirit that emerged in the country after the killing of O…

A snow-covered porcelain elephant, painted to represent the Republican party. (Jim Young/courtesy Reuters)