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Germany Gets Serious, Israel Breaks Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Iran

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bobby Ghosh, Stefan Kornelius, and Catherine Philp join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz speaks in the German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany on March 18, 2025.
Ebrahim Noroozi / AP
Global Politics

Germany Moves Right, US Abandons Ukraine, and Gaza Truce Extension

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Stefanie Bolzen, Andrew Roth, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Alice Weidel, co-leader of far right Alternative for Germany (Afd) smiles at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin on February 23, 205.
Michael Probst / AP
Global Politics

Israel-Hama Ceasefire Set to End This Weekend

In the News
Fox 32 Chicago
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea weighs in on what's next for Gaza and peace negotiations moving forward.

Cecile Shea on Fox 32 Chicago Defense and Security

US-Russia Reset, New Gaza Plans, and Xi's Big Tech Bet

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bobby Ghosh, Prashant Rao, and Liz Sly join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second left, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, third left, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, left, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, second right, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 18, 2025.
Evelyn Hockstein / AP
US Foreign Policy

Trump's Gaza Plan, USAID Overhaul, and Tariffs

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

David Luhnow, Peter Spiegel, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Brigde in Columbia on February 21, 2019.
Fernando Vergara / AP
US Foreign Policy

Trump's World—The Return of Great Power Politics

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

James Lindsay and Matt Kaminski join Ivo Daalder to discuss the end of Pax Americana.

President Trump walking through the White House
Evan Vucci / AP
Global Politics

The Gaza Ceasefire Was Overdue. That Doesn't Mean It Will Last

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The situation on the ground in Gaza was ripe for a ceasefire. That doesn’t mean it’s ripe for long-lasting peace," Paul Poast argues.

Hamas fighters control the crowd as Red Cross vehicles come to collect Israeli hostages
Abed Hajjar / AP
Global Politics

Russian Youth More Favorable Toward Israel than Older Generations

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Young Russians may be more likely than their elders to give Israel the benefit of the doubt in its conflict with Hamas.

Israeli tanks head towards the Gaza Strip border
Ohad Zwigenberg / AP
Public Opinion

The False Promise of a Gaza Ceasefire

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America Abroad
Ivo H. Daalder

"The deal between Israel and Hamas to halt fighting and begin to release the hostages may not last long," Ivo Daalder writes. "Even if it does, it won't settle the conflict."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes his security Cabinet to vote on a ceasefire deal
Koby Gideon / Israeli Government Press Office via AP
Global Politics

Israel Delays Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Agreement

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Fox 32 Chicago
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea unpacks the factors that may be holding up the potential deal between Israel and Hamas.

Cecile Shea joins Fox 32 Chicago via video Global Politics