World Review: Turkey's Economy, Iran Talks, and Hope From 2021
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About This Episode
In our final episode of the year, Bobby Ghosh, Steven Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Council President Ivo Daalder to talk about the foreign policy stories you might have missed this week: Turkey’s economic crisis, trouble with the Iran talks, and how Europe is negotiating threats from Russia on Ukraine. Then, they reflect on 2021 and the stories that offered hope for today and the future.
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