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World Review: Brexit Crunch, Taiwan, COVID Recession, Armenia v Azerbaijan

Reporters from leading media outlets joined Ivo Daalder to discuss Brexit, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Greece vs. Turkey, and the pandemic's effect on the economy.
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About This Episode

On this week's episode of World Review, the Washington Post's Karen DeYoung, Süddeutsche Zeitung's Stefan Cornelius, and The Economist's Vijay Vaitheeswaran join Council President Ivo Daalder to discuss Brexit crunch time, Taiwan, a COVID-19 recession, Azerbaijan and Armenia's clash in Nagorno Karabakh, and Greece vs. Turkey. 

About the Panelists
Associate Editor and Senior National Security Correspondent, The Washington Post
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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.
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Political Editor, SĂĽddeutsche Zeitung
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Stefan Kornelius has spent over 20 years at Süddeutsche Zeitung. Throughout his career, he has covered Germany's Christian Democratic Party, the chancellorship of Helmut Kohl, and defense issues in Europe. His biography of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, entitled “Angela Merkel, the Chancellor and her World,” has been translated into 13 languages.
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Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor, the Economist
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran is the Economist's global energy & climate innovation editor, covering the energy and utility industries, the clean energy transition, climate innovations, and low carbon technologies. He's also the co-host of the Economist's weekly climate podcast, "To a Lesser Degree."
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
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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