World Review: Biden's Taiwan Defense, Endgame in Ukraine, and the Global Food Catastrophe
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World Review with Ivo Daalder
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Susan Glasser, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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About This Episode
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Susan Glasser, and Giles Whittell join World Review with Ivo Daalder to discuss Biden’s comments about defending Taiwan against Chinese attack as tensions mount between the US and China over Taiwan. Then, as war aims are shifting on both sides, what is the likely endgame in Russia's war on Ukraine? Plus, how the Russian-Ukraine war is adding to fears of a global food crisis.
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About the Panelists
China Reporter, Axios
Before joining Axios, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian served as the lead reporter for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists' China Cables project, a major leak of classified Chinese government documents revealing the inner workings of mass internment camps in Xinjiang. Previously, she worked at Foreign Policy magazine and the Daily Beast.
Staff Writer and Columnist, New Yorker
Susan Glasser is a staff writer for The New Yorker and was a founding editor of POLITICO Magazine, where she also served as POLITICO's chief international affairs columnist and host of the podcast "The Global Politico." She's also a global affairs analyst for CNN.
World Affairs Editor, Tortoise Media
Giles Whittell is an English author and journalist who has worked for the London Times as a correspondent in LA, Moscow, and Washington. He was the Times' chief leader-writer for three years before joining Tortoise Media in 2018.
CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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.