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NATO Remains in US National Interest

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President Biden's approach to his first NATO summit shows he understands the importance of competition with China instead of confrontation, Council President Ivo Daalder explains to BBC World News.
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Council President Ivo Daalder joins the BBC World News' David Eades to explain why the United States must compete with—not confront—China, the upcoming clash between democracy and autocracy, and how NATO views the threat from Russia.

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CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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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.
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