Ivo Daalder
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Ivo Daalder is a seasoned diplomat with extensive experience in international relations and security policy. This interview highlights his focus on building trust and coalitions, as well as his insights into the complexities of U.S. foreign policy and its implications for global stability.
“I'm going to have to steal that. Unfortunately, this is where we're at. I think Merkel is beyond the end of her tenure. She just doesn't have the energy and the political ballast to support her. So a new political alignment and a new way will be found. I actually think I'm pretty optimistic on that.”
“British in some ways more than American, but deeply appreciative of what had happened in the 40-45. And the second thing that was important to me was Europe needed to find a way to avoid having wars, which was the first half of the 20th century.”
“A lot in many ways. I mean, it was this idea that something terrible actually can happen. So there is a deep pessimism when you read history. You know that things can really go bad. And of course, the Yugoslav war came at a time when things looked like they were moving in a direction that we hadn't seen ever before.”
“Competition, aren't we better off to do what we have done for the last 70 years to see how can we maintain our standing with our allies, with our friends, which is the great advantage we have over every other potential competitor? We have allies, they have clients.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 298 - Ivo Daalder
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