Former ambassador Ivo Daalder on his critique of the U.S.' approach to military conflict

About this episode

Ivo Daalder discusses his critique of the U.S.' approach to military conflict with host Scott Simon.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about his recent criticism of America's approach to military conflict.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Simon

Guest: Ivo Daalder

Topics covered

• military conflict
• U.S. foreign policy
• NATO
• diplomacy
• critique

Keywords

• Ivo Daalder
• military conflict
• U.S. foreign policy
• NATO
• Scott Simon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO

Places: U.S.

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