World Review with Ivo Daalder

Each week, Ivo Daalder talks with commentators and reporters from some of the world’s leading media outlets to get diverse perspectives on emerging global stories and how they might unfold. Watch live every Friday morning at 10 am CT or subscribe to the podcast. 

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World Review 5-9-25

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A panel of experts joins Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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World Review 5-2-25

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A panel of experts joins Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

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Ukraine Plan, Kashmir Crisis, Pentagon Chaos

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Ravi Agrawal, Steven Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (center) speaks during a Pentagon meeting on April 24, 2025.
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Easing Chinese Tariffs, Defying Judicial Orders, Wobbling German Government

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Lee Hockstader, Andrew Roth, and Felicia Schwartz join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele shakes hands with President Donald Trump in an Oval Office meeting on April 14, 2025.
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US-China Trade War, Tariff Whiplash, Iran Talks

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Prashant Rao, Liz Sly, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Chinese President Xi Jinping gestures during the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on March 5, 2025.
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Defense and Security

Liberation Day Tariffs, Hegseth's Asia Tour, and Le Pen Conviction Fallout

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Suzanne Lynch, Ken Moriyasu, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the White House Rose Garden on April 2, 2025.
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Signalgate Blows Up, Turkey in Crisis, Vance Visits Greenland

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Steven Erlanger, Matt Kaminski, and Nahal Toosi join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth does a television interview outside the White House on March 21, 2025.
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Germany Gets Serious, Israel Breaks Ceasefire, Trump Threatens Iran

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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
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Putin Stalls Ceasefire & Europeans See Trump as a Threat

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Susan Glasser, Anton La Guardia, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his hands up and speaks into a microphone during a news conference on March 13, 2025.
Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP
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Trump's Trade War, China's Warning, and Europe's Challenge

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Ravi Agrawal, Ken Moriyasu, and Anna Sauerbrey join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.

Finland's President Alexander Stubb (from left), France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Romania's Interim President Ilie Bolojan sit at the European leaders' summit to discuss Ukraine at Lancaster House, London on March 2, 2025.
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