World Review: Munich Security Conference, Afghanistan, Turkey
Ivo Daalder, Steven Erlanger, Susan Glasser, and Philip Stephens examine the week's most important global affairs news.
About this Event
This week on “World Review,” The New York Times’ Steve Erlanger, The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser, and the Financial Times’ Philip Stephens join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss the Munich Security Conference, the United States’ Afghanistan problem, ongoing tensions between the US and Turkey, and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
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.
Staff Writer and Columnist, New Yorker
Susan Glasser is a staff writer for The New Yorker and was a founding editor of POLITICO Magazine, where she also served as POLITICO's chief international affairs columnist and host of the podcast "The Global Politico." She's also a global affairs analyst for CNN.
Associate Editor, Financial Times
In 1983, after working as a correspondent for Reuters in Brussels, Philip Stephens joined the Financial Times and has been the economics editor, political editor, and editor of the UK edition. He won the David Watt Prize for Outstanding Political Journalism; Political Journalist of the Year by the UK Political Studies Association; and Political Journalist of the Year in the British Press Awards.
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.
Crown Center Content
This content is produced by the Lester Crown Center, which aims to shape debates and inform decisions on important US foreign policy and national security issues.