World Review: Biden Pressures Putin, Protecting Democracy, and Olympic Boycott
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss the Biden-Putin meeting to deescalate Ukraine tensions and what to watch. Then, they reflect on this week’s Summit for Democracy and its potential impact, the US diplomatic boycott of the next Olympics in Beijing, and how the new German government will face its first foreign policy tests.
Key Moments
- Olympics diplomatic boycott
- Putin pushes EU/US on Ukraine
- Foreign policy tests for Germany's government
- Room for Boris Johnson to lead?
- China trolls democracy
- Democracy requires protection








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