World Review: Ukraine War Prep, Xi-Putin Meeting, and "Partygate"

VIDEO SERIES World Review with Ivo Daalder

Karen DeYoung, Peter Spiegel, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

February 4, 2022

About This Episode

Karen DeYoung, Peter Spiegel, and Giles Whittell return to World Review with Ivo Daalder and dive into the latest on Ukraine, from war prep to efforts at diplomacy. Then, unpacking the death of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi during an American raid, takeaways from the Xi-Putin meeting at the Beijing Olympics, and how to answer the question everyone following "partygate" is asking: is Boris Johnson finally toast?

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About the Panelists

Karen DeYoung

Associate Editor and Senior National Security Correspondent, The Washington Post

Karen DeYoung has spent more than three decades at the Washington Post. Prior to her current role, she served as bureau chief in Latin America and London and as correspondent covering the White House, US foreign policy, and the intelligence community.

Peter Spiegel

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.

Giles Whittell

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.

Ivo H. Daalder

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.