COP27, War Spills to Poland, and Midterms Impact G20

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Deborah Amos, Steve Erlanger, and Philip Stephens join guest host Carla Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.
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The global South flexed its muscle at COP27 this week, including a pledge to end deforestation in the Amazon from Brazil. Meanwhile, tensions have heightened between NATO and Russia as the war in Ukraine spills over to Poland and fears of escalation rise. Finally, the world reacts to US Midterm results in real time at the G20 summit and beyond. Guest host Carla Robbins explores global reactions with Deborah Amos, Steve Erlanger, and Philip Stephens. 

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About the Panelists
Deborah Amos
Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence, Princeton University
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A longtime international correspondent, Deborah Amos spent much of her award-winning career at National Public Radio. Her reporting on the Middle East and refugees in the U.S. is regularly featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and All Things Considered. Previously she reported for ABC’s Nightline and PBS’s Frontline.
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Steven Erlanger
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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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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Carla Anne Robbins
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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