World Review: Iran Deal, Jordan Coup Attempt, Ukraine
Steve Erlanger, Bobby Ghosh, and Elise Labott join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
About this Event
This week on World Review, we’re tracking the renewed Iran deal talks, a coup attempt in Jordan, and growing tension in Ukraine from a buildup of Russian troops on the border. Council President Ivo Daalder examines the foreign policy news of the week with the New York Times’ Steve Erlanger, Bloomberg Opinion’s Bobby Ghosh, and Foreign Policy’s Elise Labott with special guest Rana Sweis on the ground in Jordan.
About the Speakers
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe, The New York Times
Based out of Brussels, Belgium Steven Erlanger is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times. He's been reporting for the Times since 1987.
Columnist and Editor, Bloomberg Opinion
Bobby Ghosh writes about geopolitics with a special focus on the Middle East and Africa. In a journalism career spanning more than three decades, Ghosh has worked in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States for publications like Time Magazine, the Far Eastern Economic Review, and now Bloomberg.
Elise Labott
Columnist, Foreign Policy
Elise Labott is an adjunct professor at American University’s School of International Service and a columnist at Foreign Policy. As a correspondent for CNN for two decades, she covered seven secretaries of state and reported from more than 80 countries.
President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder served as the US ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013 prior to becoming president of the Council. Previously, he was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution and served as director for European affairs on President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. He is the author or editor of ten books.