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World Review: COP26, G-20 Takeaways, and France Mends Fences

Journalists Nirmal Ghosh and Elise Labott join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.
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About This Episode

As the COP26 meetings in Glasgow continue, Nirmal Ghosh and Elise Labott join Council President Ivo Daalder to reflect on global commitments to slow climate change and whether they’re too little, too late. Then, they look at takeaways from the latest G-20 meetings and why the US and France have mended fences but Britain is still left out in the cold.

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About the Panelists
US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times
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Nirmal Ghosh is the US Bureau Chief for The Straits Times. His reporting covers politics, elections, conflict and coups d’etat, natural disasters, and social and environmental issues across a dozen Asian countries.
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Elise Labott
Contributing Editor, POLITICO Magazine & CEO of Zivvy Media
Elise Labott is an adjunct professor at American University’s School of International Service and the founder and CEO of Zivvy Media, a digital platform to engage youth on global issues.
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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