World Review: COVID Spikes in EU and US, US-Russia Nuclear Deal, Thailand Protests
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World Review with Ivo Daalder
Reporters from leading media outlets joined Ivo Daalder to discuss the recent spike of COVID cases, the US-Russia relationship, and protests in Thailand.
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About This Episode
Tortoise Media's Giles Whittell, CFR's Carla Anne Robbins, and the Financial Times' Peter Spiegel join Council President Ivo H. Daalder to discuss the spike of COVID cases in Europe and the United States and the economic impact on cities, the prospect of a Trump-Putin summit to sign a new nuclear agreement before the U.S. election, how Biden might deal with Russia if he wins the U.S. election, and protests in Thailand.
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About the Panelists
Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Before joining CFR, Carla Anne Robbins was the deputy editorial page editor of The New York Times and chief diplomatic correspondent of the Wall Street Journal. She is also faculty director of the MIA program at Baruch College's Marxe School.
US Managing Editor, Financial Times
Peter Spiegel is currently the US managing editor of the Financial Times. Prior to that, he worked at the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal.
World Affairs Editor, Tortoise Media
Giles Whittell is an English author and journalist who has worked for the London Times as a correspondent in LA, Moscow, and Washington. He was the Times' chief leader-writer for three years before joining Tortoise Media in 2018.
CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder served as the US ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013. He joined the Council as president in 2013 and took on the new role of CEO in 2023. 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 10 books.