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World Review 3-28-25

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Jamil Anderlini, Matt Kaminski, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

A hand selects from a stack of newspapers.
MD Mahdi

Germany Gets Serious, Israel Breaks Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Iran

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bobby Ghosh, Stefan Kornelius, and Catherine Philp join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz speaks in the German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany on March 18, 2025.
Ebrahim Noroozi / AP
Global Politics

The Global Order Got over COVID-19 Pretty Quickly

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Rather than changing the global order, COVID-19 was more a reflection and product of that order," Paul Poast writes.

A woman wearing a face mask waits to receive a coronavirus vaccine
Oded Balilty / AP
Global Health

86 Percent Blame Putin for Russia-Ukraine War: Survey

In the News
The Hill
Coauthors

A new Chicago Council-Ipsos poll sheds light on American attitudes toward the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses a meeting
Alexander Nemenov / Pool via AP
Public Opinion

On Concessions to Russia, Trump and Americans Are on Different Pages

In the News
Washington Post
Coauthors

"It seems Americans might not be as inclined toward peace at any cost as Trump is," Aaron Blake writes, citing new Council-Ipsos polling.

President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office
Mystyslav Chernov / AP
Public Opinion

Would Americans Go to War Against China?

In the News
Foreign Affairs
Paul Poast

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast, Alexandra Chinchilla, and Dan Reiter explore how a divided US public thinks about conflict.

Chinese soldiers march to their post outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
Vincent Thian / AP
US Foreign Policy

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Impact Illinois

In the News
The 21st Show
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea unpacks how tariffs on Canada and Mexico could affect agriculture, manufacturing, and more.

National flags representing the United States, Canada, and Mexico fly in the breeze
Judi Bottoni / AP
Global Economy

Putin Stalls Ceasefire & Europeans See Trump as a Threat

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Susan Glasser, Anton La Guardia, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his hands up and speaks into a microphone during a news conference on March 13, 2025.
Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP
Global Politics

In Foreign Policy, Being Smart Is a Pretty High Bar

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The idea of “smart power” seems especially relevant today. But foreign policy choices usually don't boil down to obvious outcomes, Paul Poast argues.

President Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq
J. Scott Applewhite / AP
US Foreign Policy

It’s Time for a New Trans-Atlantic Bargain

In the News
Foreign Policy
Ivo H. Daalder

"Europe should take primary responsibility for its security, but the United States needs to deliver key assurances to allow such a transition," Ivo Daalder argues.

Lithuania's military officers march with flags of NATO's nations during a military parade ceremony in Vilnius, Lithuania on Armed Forces Day, November 23, 2024.
Mindaugas Kulbis / AP
US Foreign Policy