World Review: War Crimes in Ukraine, Pro-Putin Leaders Re-Elected, and France at the Polls

VIDEO SERIES World Review with Ivo Daalder
Nirmal Ghosh, Sylvie Kauffmann, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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After mass atrocities were discovered in Ukraine this week, Nirmal Ghosh, Sylvie Kauffmann, and Philip Stephens join World Review with Ivo Daalder to look at how the world can hold Putin accountable for war crimes. Then Hungary and Serbia's election outcomes, as well as a tightening presidential race in France, raise new questions about the strength of democracy and its consequences for the emerging global order.

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About the Panelists
Nirmal Ghosh
US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times
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Nirmal Ghosh is the US Bureau Chief for The Straits Times. His reporting covers politics, elections, conflict and coups d’etat, natural disasters, and social and environmental issues across a dozen Asian countries.
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Sylvie Kauffmann
Editorial Director & Columnist, Le Monde
Sylvie Kauffmann
Sylvie Kauffmann is editorial director and columnist at the French newspaper Le Monde.
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Philip Stephens
Contributing Editor, Financial Times
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Philip Stephens joined the Financial Times in 1983 as the economics, political, and UK edition editor, and currently serves as a contributing editor. He won the David Watt Prize for Outstanding Political Journalism, Political Journalist of the Year by the UK Political Studies Association, and Political Journalist of the Year in the British Press Awards.
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Ivo H. Daalder
President Emeritus, 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, took on the new role of CEO in 2023, and now serves as president emeritus. 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.
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