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Putin Visits Xi, Russia’s Kharkiv Advance, Biden-Bibi Split

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Ken Moriyasu, Nahal Toosi, and Yaroslav Trofimov join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin meet in China
Pool Sputnik Kremlin
Global Politics

Israel Has Found the Limit of Its ‘Special Relationship’ with the US

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

The Biden administration will "not abandon Israel, but it is also tired of being associated with its military incompetence," Paul Poast writes.

President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting
Evan Vucci / AP
US Foreign Policy

Biden Withholds Arms from Israel as Fighting Nears Rafah

In the News
WGN 9
Cécile Shea

"I don't believe there's ever been a time where the US has been this public in its criticism and pressure on Israel," says former US diplomat Cécile Shea.

Cecile Shea joins WGN via video US Foreign Policy

Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread from US to Europe

In the News
VOA
Paul Poast

Nonresident Fellow Paul Poast joins VOA to unpack the recent protests against Israel's war in Gaza sweeping college campuses.

Paul Poast appears on VOA via Zoom US Foreign Policy

Gaza Ceasefire Talks Continue as Israel Begins Attacks on Rafah

In the News
Fox 32 Chicago
Cécile Shea

Nonresident Senior Fellow Cécile Shea weighs in on the current state of negotiations between Israel and Hamas.

Cecile Shea joins Fox 32 Chicago via video Defense and Security

US-Saudi Defense Pact, A Weakening Europe, Myanmar's Civil War

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Deborah Amos, Steven Erlanger, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meeting in Saudi Arabia
Pool Reuters
Global Politics

Listen to the US or Brace for Escalation — the Choice Is Israel’s to Make

In the News
Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"Washington remains deeply anxious and more determined than ever to find an end to the escalatory pressures in the Levant," writes Ivo Daalder.

People in Tel Aviv, Israel protest against Benjamin Netanyahu and call for the release of hostages by Hamas on March 30, 2024.
Maya Alleruzzo / AP
Global Politics

Israel-Iran Tensions, Ukraine Aid Vote

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

Yasmeen Abutaleb, Anton La Guardia, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Iran Middle East Tensions
AP Photos
Global Politics

If Israel Needs Friends, So Does Ukraine

In the News
America Abroad
Ivo H. Daalder

"While Israel and its allies intercepted nearly all the Iranian missiles, Ukraine is facing Russia all on its own," writes Ivo Daalder.

A Ukrainian soldier raises the Ukrainian flag in the village of Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine on September 16, 2023.
Alex Babenko / AP
Global Politics

Americans Want US Leaders to Focus More on China and Southern Border

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

Partisan differences guide assessments of where Washington should turn its attention.

a Chinese flag hangs near an automated parcel handling line at a warehouse for an online retailer in Beijing
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Public Opinion