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 with Agrawal, Moriyasu, & Sauerbrey

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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.

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

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

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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.
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Leaders Meet in Munich to Discuss Future of NATO and Ukraine

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Steven Erlanger and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte prepare to address a media conference during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 13, 2025.
Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP
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Trump's Gaza Plan, USAID Overhaul, and Tariffs

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

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Europe and Asia Respond to Trump's Return

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Ken Moriyasu, Catherine Philp, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025.
Evan Vucci / AP
US Foreign Policy

Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy and What Trump is Inheriting

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Jamil Anderlini, Anton La Guardia, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy during a speech at the State Department on January 13, 2025.
Susan Walsh / AP
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Trump's Expansionist Ambitions and Tech Titans' Disruptions

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Ravi Agrawal, Susan Glasser, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Elon Musk greets President-elect Donald Trump as he arrives at a SpaceX test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas on November 19, 2024.
Brandon Bell / AP
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Syria's Revolution, Europe's Support for Ukraine, and Trump's Media Battles

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Steven Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Carla Anne Robbins join Council CEO Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

This photo, released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Ahmad al-Sharaa, (Abu Mohammed al-Golani), right, as he meets with United Nations' special envoy to Syria, Geir Pederson, in Damascus, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
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