Lula in China, Conflict in Sudan, and NATO Reborn
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World Review with Ivo Daalder
Steven Erlanger, Prashant Rao, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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About This Episode
Brazilian President Lula da Silva has proposed that Brazil and China form a “peace club” to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, does fighting in Sudan foretell a civil war? Plus, Putin's invasion continues to revolutionize NATO with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group convening in Germany on Friday. Council President Ivo Daalder talks details with Steve Erlanger, Prashant Rao, and Carla Robbins on World Review.Â
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About the Panelists
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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Prashant Rao
Senior Editor, Semafor
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Prashant Rao is a senior editor at Semafor. Prior to that, he was a former senior editor at The Atlantic, where he oversaw the Global section, and was the deputy Europe business editor for The New York Times.
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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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CEO, 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 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.
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