World Review: AUKUS, Blinken's Grilling, and Germany's Elections
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World Review with Ivo Daalder
Steve Erlanger, Nirmal Ghosh, and Halley Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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About The Episode
This week, Secretary of State Blinken was in the Congressional hot seat defending the US exit from Afghanistan. Ivo Daalder, Steve Erlanger, Nahal Toosi, and Nirmal Ghosh examine what we learned and why it matters for the future. Plus, how the new AUKUS defense pact will affect foreign policy relationships, an update on Germany’s federal elections, and more.
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About the Panelists
US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times
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.
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe, The New York Times
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.
Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, POLITICO
Nahal Toosi joined POLITICO from The Associated Press, where she reported from/served as an editor in New York, Islamabad, Kabul, and London. She was one of the first foreign correspondents to reach Pakistan after the killing of Osama bin Laden and was a finalist for the 2019 National Magazine Award in reporting for her story on the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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.