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WHO Funding Cut, OPEC+ Deal, US vs China

Steven Erlanger of the New York Times, Financial Times' Edward Luce, and CUNY's Carla Anne Robbins joined Council President Ivo Daalder to share their perspectives on emerging global stories.
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About This Episode

The New York Times' Steven Erlanger, Financial Times' Edward Luce, and CUNY's Carla Anne Robbins join Council President Ivo Daalder to examine the week's top world news stories, including the US decision to pause funding to the World Health Organization, OPEC+'s attempt to stabilize prices with the biggest oil deal in history, and how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting US-China relations. 

About the Panelists
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe, The New York Times
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Based out of Brussels, Belgium Steven Erlanger is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times. He's been reporting for the Times since 1987.
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US National Editor, Financial Times
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Edward Luce is the Financial Times' chief US commentator and columnist based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that role, he was the Financial Times' Washington bureau chief and South Asia bureau chief based in New Delhi.
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Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
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Before joining CFR, Carla Anne Robbins was the deputy editorial page editor of The New York Times and chief diplomatic correspondent of the Wall Street Journal. She is also faculty director of the MIA program at Baruch College's Marxe School.
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CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Ivo H. Daalder served as the US ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013. He joined the Council as president in 2013 and took on the new role of CEO in 2023. Previously, he was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution and served as director for European affairs on President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. He is the author or editor of 10 books.
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