Ukrainian Leadership Shake-Up, Blinken in the Middle East, Northern Ireland’s First Minister
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World Review with Ivo Daalder
Laura Barrón-López, Catherine Philp, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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About This Episode
In an effort to revive the struggling war effort, President Volodymyr Zelensky considers replacing Ukrainian leadership, including a top military general. Amid heightened tensions, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the Middle East to discuss a possible cease-fire deal. And Sinn Fein’s Michelle O'Neill becomes the first Irish nationalist to lead Northern Ireland. The Council’s Ivo Daalder dives in with Laura Barrón-López, Catherine Philp, and Philip Stephens on World Review.
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About the Panelists
Laura Barrón-López
White House Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
Laura Barrón-López is the White House Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, where she covers the Biden administration for the nightly news broadcast. She is also a CNN political analyst.
Diplomatic Correspondent, The London Times
Catherine Philp is one of Britain’s most experienced foreign correspondents, having covered five continents in nearly 20 years at The Times. She has been based in overseas bureaus and reported on conflicts from Afghanistan to Colombia, winning several international press awards.
Contributing Editor, Financial Times
Philip Stephens joined the Financial Times in 1983 as the economics, political, and UK edition editor, and currently serves as a contributing editor. 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.
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.