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Finland & Sweden May Join NATO. What about Ukraine?

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MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

If Putin’s strategy in Ukraine was to scare other nations out of joining NATO, that plan has backfired. Ivo Daalder explores the issue with MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin.

Global Politics

Assessing the Russian-Ukraine Weapons Outlook

In the News
MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

"If Russia uses nuclear or chemical weapons, the US willingness to engage will change as a result," Council President Ivo Daalder tells MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell.

US Foreign Policy

World Review: Putin Doubles Down in Ukraine, Germany's Business with Russia, and New NATO Members

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ryan Heath, Elise Labott, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Rescue crew in Ukraine
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Why Finland and Sweden's NATO Membership Would Be Significant

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MSNBC
Ivo H. Daalder

They are “extraordinarily capable militaries. They have long had [...] a posture of armed neutrality, not unarmed neutrality,” says Ivo Daalder on MSNBC.

Screenshot of Ivo Daalder on Morning Joe MSNBC. US Foreign Policy

Putin's Colossal Blunder

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Deep State Radio
Ivo H. Daalder

"My suspicion is that Russian morale is so low that it’s going to be very hard for them to make real progress," Council President Ivo Daalder shares on Deep State Radio.

Vladimir Putin standing in front of Russian flags pointing.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

The Future of NATO

In the News
CFR's President's Inbox
Ivo H. Daalder

"For the first time since the end of the Cold War, NATO members feel in their gut that their security now depends on the ability to operate together in order to defend their territory," Council President Ivo Daalder tells James Lindsay.

Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs
NATO
US Foreign Policy

Sweden and Finland Consider Joining NATO Amid Russia-Ukraine War

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NPR
Ivo H. Daalder

"The Finns, the Swedes, and I think NATO will be stronger and better off if both countries become members of the alliance," Ivo Daalder says on NPR.

Ukrainian President addresses the Finnish Parliament
Reuters
Global Politics

World Review: War Crimes in Ukraine, Pro-Putin Leaders Re-Elected, and France at the Polls

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Nirmal Ghosh, Sylvie Kauffmann, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

A brick house with presidential candidate posters on its exterior
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

NATO, the EU, and the War in Ukraine

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The Global Observatory
Paul Poast

Paul Poast discusses shifts in NATO and EU defense policies and how the Russia-Ukraine war might end with the International Peace Institution’s Global Observatory.

A Romanian Air Force C-27 Spartan transport aircraft flies in formation together with two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons (right), two UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons (left) and two Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons (both sides) above Otopeni, Romania
NATO
Global Politics

What Lies Ahead in Ukraine

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ABC7 Chicago
Paul Poast

“I don’t see this war ending any time soon,” Paul Poast shares on ABC7 Chicago. “I can’t see what type of deal can be reached that both sides would find satisfactory.”

Screen shot of Paul Poast on ABC 7 Chicago. Global Politics