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Monocle 24: Monocle on Saturday
German election and a literary tour of Asia

Monocle 24: Monocle on Saturday

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 33:21


Ahead of Germany's federal election on Sunday, we hear from a senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund, Sudha David-Wilp, at the Munich Security Conference. Plus, communications consultant Simon Brooke joins Emma Nelson for a look at the week's news and culture stories while Georgina Godwin continues her literary tour of Asia, including a stop at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival.

Monocle 24: The Globalist
World leaders join survivors to mark the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation 

Monocle 24: The Globalist

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 57:25


As the world marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, Sudha David-Wilp and Stuart Dowell join Emma Nelson to discuss the Polish and German perspectives. Plus, Israel moves to shut down Unrwa, Ukraine’s drone-only military ops and highlights from the Jeddah Islamic Art Biennale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Radio Schuman
How will future US foreign policy impact the EU?

Radio Schuman

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 10:23


The EU is looking stateside to map possible scenarios for US foreign policy following upcoming November elections. What should Europeans expect from a second Donald Trump mandate? What might contrast with a first Kamala Harris presidency?On sensitive issues such as the war in Ukraine, instability in the Middle East and relations with China, US strategy remains a critical factor for the 27 EU member states.Euronews reporter Maria Psara spoke to Sudha-David Wilp, the regional director of the German Marshall Fund in Berlin, to answer some of these questions.Our reporters also captured remarks to camera by Polish Foreign Affairs Minister Radosław Sikorski, on US Vice President Kamala Harris entering the race.On a lighter note, we look at the most liveable city in the world in 2024, with a surprising performance for the EU cosmopolitan city of Brussels.Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and production assistant Eleonora Vasques, audio editing by Zacharia Vigneron and music by Alexandre Jas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Monocle 24: The Globalist
Germany's AfD ruling and the Aukus submarine deal

Monocle 24: The Globalist

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 57:52


Germany rules on whether the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party should be designated as a suspected extremist organisation. Sudha David-Wilp, director of the German Marshall Fund's Berlin office, gives us the latest. Meanwhile, we ask: is the Aukus submarine deal on the brink of collapse, following the US navy's decision to cut submarine budgets? Plus: a report from Mipim in Cannes and this year's Hay Festival line-up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

phoenix runde - Video Podcast
US-Wahljahr 2024 - Kommt Trump zurück?

phoenix runde - Video Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 44:13


Moderator Alexander Kähler diskutiert mit seinen Gästen Sudha David-Wilp, Ralph Freund, Prof. Christiane Lemke und Christoph von Marschall.

phoenix runde - Audio Podcast
US-Wahljahr 2024 - Kommt Trump zurück?

phoenix runde - Audio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 44:13


Moderator Alexander Kähler diskutiert mit seinen Gästen Sudha David-Wilp, Ralph Freund, Prof. Christiane Lemke und Christoph von Marschall.

Interviews - Deutschlandfunk
Vorwahl in Iowa - US-Politologin: Mit Trump wird es nicht einfach für Europa

Interviews - Deutschlandfunk

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 8:43


Dass Donald Trump die Vorwahl in Iowa gewonnen hat, sei keine Überraschung, so Sudha David-Wilp vom German Marshall Fund. Allerdings sei der Vorsprung ziemlich groß. Werde er Präsident, müsse Europa die Unterstützung der Ukraine alleine schultern. David-Wilp, Sudhawww.deutschlandfunk.de, Interviews

Informationen am Morgen - Deutschlandfunk
Vorwahl in Iowa - US-Politologin: Mit Trump wird es nicht einfach für Europa

Informationen am Morgen - Deutschlandfunk

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 8:43


Dass Donald Trump die Vorwahl in Iowa gewonnen hat, sei keine Überraschung, so Sudha David-Wilp vom German Marshall Fund. Allerdings sei der Vorsprung ziemlich groß. Werde er Präsident, müsse Europa die Unterstützung der Ukraine alleine schultern. David-Wilp, Sudhawww.deutschlandfunk.de, Interviews

Out of Order
U.S. Midterm Elections 2022: The end of American democracy?

Out of Order

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 44:18


Although a record turnout is expected on Nov. 8th, opinion surveys show many Americans no longer trust U.S. elections nor their government. Many Republican voters still embrace the “Big Lie” that President Trump had the 2020 election stolen from him. So what does the growing mistrust, President Joe Biden's low ratings and the worst inflation in four decades mean for the midterm elections and American democracy in general? In this episode of Transatlantic Takeaway by Common Ground Berlin and the German Marshall Fund of the United States, host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson explores the controversial elections with: Sudha David-Wilp, GMF's Senior Transatlantic Fellow and deputy director of the Berlin office. Jeremy Shapiro, research director at the European Council on Foreign Relations and a former advisor to the State Department during the Obama administration. Anna Sauerbrey, foreign editor of the weekly Die Zeit and a contributor to the New York Times op-ed section. Produced by Dina Elsayed.

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground
Comeback or coincidence? What a resurgent Alternative for Germany means for the country.

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 28:02


German polls suggest that if elections were held today, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) would garner more votes than most of the country's mainstream parties, including those in the governing coalition. That has some politicians rethinking their “firewall” against the populist faction and whether it makes sense to partner with the AfD on local issues.  Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson talks to Politico Europe Senior Politics Reporter in Germany Hans von der Burchard, the German Marshall Fund's Sudha David-Wilp, and others about the reasons and implications of a resurgent AfD.Also featuring students from the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences. This episode was produced by Dina Elsayed.

Out of Order
Germany, The Scapegoat – The Gop's Latest Tact in The Race For US President.

Out of Order

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 38:28


In this episode of “Transatlantic Takeaway,” hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Rachel Tausendfreund delve into how Germany is fodder for the GOP's campaign strategy for the 2024 elections with guests Majda Ruge, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Sudha David-Wilp, Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund and director of its Berlin office. Dina Elsayed produced this episode.

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground
Germany, the Scapegoat – The GOP's latest tact in the race for US president.

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 38:29


In this episode of “Transatlantic Takeaway,” hosts Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Rachel Tausendfreund delve into how Germany is fodder for the GOP's campaign strategy for the 2024 elections with guests Majda Ruge, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and Sudha David-Wilp, Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund and director of its Berlin office.Dina Elsayed produced this episode. 

WDR 5 Presseclub
Auf der Suche nach Verbündeten - Europa und die neue Weltordnung

WDR 5 Presseclub

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 60:15


Gäste: Georg Mascolo, Journalist, Süddeutsche Zeitung; Sudha David-Wilp, Publizistin, German Marshall Fund; Hélène Kohl, Berlin-Korrespondentin für französische Medien; Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu, Publizist und Politikwissenschaftler, Universität Bonn Von Eva Lindenau.

Der Ideenfänger Podcast
Brauchen wir einen Marshallplan 2.0? | Sudha David-Wilp

Der Ideenfänger Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 23:09


Der Marshallplan hat geholfen, Deutschland und Europa nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg wieder aufzubauen. Als Dankbarkeit wurde die Stiftung "German Marshall Fund of the United States" gegründet. Was dahinter steckt, erklärt Sudha David-Wilp, Direktor des Funds in Berlin.

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground
U.S. Midterm Elections 2022 – The end of American democracy?

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 44:19


Although a record turnout is expected on Nov. 8th, opinion surveys show many Americans no longer trust U.S. elections nor their government. Many Republican voters still embrace the “Big Lie” that President Trump had the 2020 election stolen from him. So what does the growing mistrust, President Joe Biden's low ratings and the worst inflation in four decades mean for the midterm elections and American democracy in general? In this episode of Transatlantic Takeaway by Common Ground Berlin and the German Marshall Fund of the United States, host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson explores the controversial elections with:Sudha David-Wilp, GMF's Senior Transatlantic Fellow and deputy director of the Berlin office.Jeremy Shapiro, research director at the European Council on Foreign Relations and a former advisor to the State Department during the Obama administration.Anna Sauerbrey, foreign editor of the weekly Die Zeit and a contributor to the New York Times op-ed section.Produced by Dina Elsayed. 

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground
Sea Change or Empty Promises? An update on Germany's “Zeitenwende.”

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 32:34


In this episode of Transatlantic Takeaway, host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson examines whether plans announced six months ago by Chancellor Olaf Scholz to revolutionize Germany's defense strategy are actually happening and if Ukraine can still count on Germany to stand against Russia. Her guests are Sudha David-Wilp, GMF Senior Transatlantic Fellow and deputy director of the Berlin office and Anna Sauerbrey, foreign editor of the weekly Die Zeit and a contributor to the New York Times op-ed section.This show was produced by Dina Elsayed

SWR2 Forum
Ein Jahr Joe Biden – Wie angezählt ist der US-Präsident?

SWR2 Forum

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 44:26


Joe Biden ist als Versöhner angetreten. Nach Donald Trump wollte er die Spaltung des Landes überwinden. Ohne Erfolg. Stattdessen gehen jede Menge innen- und außenpolitische Pannen auf sein Konto, vom Abzug aus Afghanistan bis hin zum gescheiterten Sozialpaket. Bidens Beliebtheitswerte sind im Sinkflug. Hat er die Sache falsch angepackt? Wo stehen die USA heute? Und wie sehen die Perspektiven aus? Doris Maull diskutiert mit Sudha David-Wilp - stellvertretende Direktorin German Marshall Fund Berlin, Dr. David Sirakov - Direktor Atlantische Akademie Rheinland-Pfalz e.V., Sebastian Hesse - ARD-Korrespondent in Washington

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground
A new German Chancellor and French EU presidency -- Are the changes a recipe for more gridlock in 2022?

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 35:29


On the inaugural episode of Transatlantic Takeaway -- a monthly collaboration between Common Ground and the German Marshall Fund of the United States -- Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson explores what German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the French taking over the EU presidency will mean for the European bloc and the United States. Her guests: Rachel Tausendfreund, GMF editorial director in Berlin and host of “Out of Order” podcast;Sudha David-Wilp, GMF deputy director in Berlin and Senior Transatlantic Fellow; Michal Baranowski, GMF director in Warsaw;Martin Quencez, deputy director of the GMF Paris office and a research fellow in its Security & Defense program.This show is produced by Dina Elsayed.

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground
Best Friends again? A transatlantic update

KCRW Berlin: Common Ground

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 33:21


It's been nearly six months since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, but has he repaired the frayed U.S. relations with Germany? Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson brings you an update from both sides of the pond with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andreas Kluth; Sudha David-Wilp, senior transatlantic fellow and deputy director of the German Marshall Fund's Berlin office and Brett Samuels, White House reporter for The Hill. This show is produced by Dina Elsayed. 

Uncommon Decency
32. Germany—Green Is the New Black? with Reinhard Bütikofer MEP & Sudha David-Wilp

Uncommon Decency

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 51:03


Across most of Europe, Green parties are middling political forces, periodic junior partners in coalitions or the occasion to cast a protest vote for disgruntled left-wingers. And yet in prosperous Germany, Annalena Baerbock could well be Angela Merkel's successor at the chancellorship. Formed at the dawn of the environmental and anti-nuclear geist of the 70s, the party was in principle opposed to capitalism, NATO and the very idea of having armed forces (Bundeswehr). Fast forward to today and the the Greens have become mainstream and established. In ten of the sixteen länders, they are junior coalition partners with the far-left, the S&D, the liberals or the Christian democrats. They even lead the regional government of the traditionally right-wing state of Baden-Württemberg, a proof that the once fringe party has the chops to seduce conservative voters. With the upcoming federal race in September, a return to the federal executive seems likely, perhaps even as a senior coalition partner. What's behind the Greens' surge, and what could it mean for the broader European landscape? Back with us to answer is Green MEP Reinhard Bütikofer and Sudha David-Wilp, deputy director of the German Marshall Fund's Berlin Office. As always, rate and review Uncommon Decency on Apple Podcasts, and send us your comments or questions at @UnDecencyPod or uncommondecencypod@gmail.com.

Monocle 24: The Briefing
Friday 12 March

Monocle 24: The Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 30:00


The GMF’s Sudha David-Wilp and Monocle’s Christopher Cermak on the significance of this weekend’s regional elections in Germany. Plus: Benno Zogg explains the Quad meeting; the future of supersonic travel; and a diplomatic row over wine grapes in the Western Balkans.

Out of Order
Scoring Germany's EU Presidency

Out of Order

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 40:28


Out of Order is turning to the not-so-distant past to take stock of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which recently ended. After six months helming the EU’s policy agenda… what were the expectations and how did Germany fare? And now that Portugal has picked up the baton, what should the priorities for 2021 be? GMF’s Sudha David-Wilp leads two conversations with top German officials on their country's EU presidency and what comes next. First up: Germany’s Chief Economist and Director General for Economic and Fiscal Policy Strategy Jakob von Weizsäcker. Followed by two key legislators: Sergey Lagodinsky, Member of the European Parliament for Alliance 90/The Greens; and Jürgen Hardt, Foreign Policy Spokesperson of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group. To kick off the episode, GMF’s Sydney Simon talks to the Open Society Foundation’s Berlin-based policy analyst, Gotz Frommholz, about the position of the Council presidency itself and how it all went. Thanks to our friends at OSF's Open Society European Policy Institute (OSEPI) who partnered with GMF on this episode.

Intelligence Squared
Debate: Joe Biden Won't Fix the Transatlantic Relationship

Intelligence Squared

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 51:40


This week's episode features another debate from our friends at Intelligence Squared Germany, who in partnership with The European Council on Foreign Relations debated whether the election of Joe Biden as U.S President will really change the relationship between Europe and The United States. The debate featured Matt Karnitschnig, Chief Europe Correspondent, POLITICO going up against Sudha David-Wilp, Deputy Director, German Marshall Fund. The debate was chaired by Jana Puglierin, Senior Policy Fellow and Head of Berlin Office, European Council on Foreign Relations. To find out more about the ECFR click here: https://ecfr.eu/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tacheles - Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Die USA nach der Wahl - "Ein Weckruf für beide Parteien"

Tacheles - Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 29:03


Joe Biden wird wohl der 46. Präsident der USA. Die amerikanische Politologin Sudha David-Wilp hofft, er werde die Gräben in der US-Gesellschaft überwinden – auch die zu den Republikanern. Trumps Betrugsvorwürfe sind für sie Beweis seiner Verzweiflung. Sudha David-Wilp im Gespräch mit Patrick Garber www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Tacheles Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

Interviews - Deutschlandfunk
Interview mit Sudha David-Wilp, German Marshall Fund Berlin, zur US-Wahl

Interviews - Deutschlandfunk

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 11:51


Autor: Barenberg, Jasper Sendung: Interview Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14

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Out of Order
Post-Pandemic Order with Representative Lauren Underwood

Out of Order

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 15:50


In this episode of Post-Pandemic Order, guest host Sudha David-Wilp sits down with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood of Illinois's 14th congressional district to discuss the long history of systemic racism in the United States, public health during the coronavirus pandemic, and generational perspectives on governing and leadership. Congresswoman Underwood is the youngest African American woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Before joining Congress, Underwood had extensive public health experience as a registered nurse and as a member of the Obama administration in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Out of Order
Post-Pandemic Order with Representative Lauren Underwood

Out of Order

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 15:50


In this episode of Post-Pandemic Order, guest host Sudha David-Wilp sits down with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood of Illinois's 14th congressional district to discuss the long history of systemic racism in the United States, public health during the coronavirus pandemic, and generational perspectives on governing and leadership. Congresswoman Underwood is the youngest African American woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Before joining Congress, Underwood had extensive public health experience as a registered nurse and as a member of the Obama administration in the Department of Health and Human Services.

America's Choice
US-Wahlkampf im Corona-Shutdown

America's Choice

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 36:42


David Deißner, Geschäftsführer der Atlantik-Brücke, und Tyson Barker, Deputy Director und Fellow beim Aspen Institute Germany, sprechen mit Astrid Dörner, New York-Korrespondentin beim Handelsblatt, und Sudha David-Wilp, Deputy Director Berlin Office und Senior Transatlantic Fellow beim German Marshall Fund, über den Einfluss des Corona-Virus auf den US-Wahlkampf, über das Krisenmanagement des Präsidenten und die zu erwartenden wirtschaftlichen Folgen der Pandemie. Um die demokratischen Vorwahlen, die noch vor Kurzem die Schlagzeilen beherrschten, ist es still geworden. Derzeit dreht sich alles um die Bewältigung der Corona-Krise. Im Podcast geht es um den Trump’schen Umgang mit der Situation und darum, ob seine Chancen auf Wiederwahl nun steigen. Außerdem werden die Auswirkungen des Shut down auf die Wirtschaft und das Leben der Amerikanerinnen und Amerikaner besprochen und die Frage, welche Rolle der aussichtsreichste demokratische Präsidentschaftskandidat Joe Biden derzeit spielt. Shownotes 3,3 Millionen neue Arbeitslose: Das historische US-Hilfspaket könnte zu spät kommen, Handelsblatt What Kind of Stress Test are the Democrats in for?, The German Marshall Fund of the United States Atlantik-Brücke e.V. | Website Aspen Institute Germany | Website

Out of Order
The Slow Burning Revolution of the German Party System

Out of Order

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 21:54


Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) recently elected two new leaders, Norbert Walter-Borjans and Saskia Esken. Both are strongly critical of the already-shaky “grand coalition” with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU and this surprising election result has thrown the future of German politics into question—again. At the same time, the Greens and the far-right AfD are growing in popularity and vying for power. Is the German political system going through a “slow-burning revolution?" This week on Out of Order, two of GMF’s resident explainers of German politics, Jan Techau and Sudha David-Wilp, dissect the latest drama out of Europe’s largest economy-- why it’s just starting to get interesting at home and how it will affect Germany’s role in Europe and the world.

Out of Order
Germany's Next Merkel?    

Out of Order

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 26:44


The Angela Merkel era is ending. The weekend of December 7-8 in Hamburg the curtains draw half closed and we will see who officially waits in the wings to take over. Currently, there are three candidates are vying for that position. Angela Merkel became chairwoman of the Christian Democratic party in 2000 and Chancellor five years later. In what many see as the first step of a tactical retreat, Angela Merkel announced in late October that she would not seek reelection to head her party, though she will remain in her spot at the head the government until the next elections in 2021 – or at least presumably. Because of course as soon as someone else takes over leadership of her party, Germany will have a new heir (or heiress) apparent. The cast of characters is interesting: The ambitious Jens Spahn,  currently serving as health minister in the government; the woman generally viewed as Merkel’s anointed heir and perhaps a kind of Merkel 2.0, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and finally Friedrich Merz, an old arch rival of Merkel’s, who abandoned politics for finance after he was elbowed out by her in 2002. Jan Techau and Sudha David-Wilp join Rachel Tausendfreund to discuss the three candidates, their chances, and what any of these candidates might mean for Europe and Germany’s leadership globally. Think and Tank links: Jan Techau tanks the German debate on the Global Compact Sudha David-Wilp talks about the Visegrad Insight publication "Central European Futures" Rachel Tausendfreund recommends the Guardian long read “How colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war” 

Hertie School of Governance
"Blue wave" meets "red wall" in US mid-term election

Hertie School of Governance

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 88:25


Panelists discuss future of US political parties, implications for transatlantic relations and what’s in store for 2020. A "blue wave" has now met a "red wall" – this is how Nelson Cunningham, former advisor to President Bill Clinton and co-founder of political consultancy McLarty Associates, described the election results to an audience of 130 at a 2018 US election post-mortem at the Hertie School on 7 November. Cunningham, alongside Sudha David-Wilp, Senior Transatlantic Fellow and Deputy Director of the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund; Peter Beyer, member of the German Bundestag and Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation at the Federal Foreign Office; Mark Hallerberg, Dean of Research and Faculty and Professor of Public Management and Political Economy at the Hertie School; and Andrea Römmele, Dean of Executive Education and Professor for Communication in Politics and Civil Society, discussed the outcome of the election in a panel moderated by Anna Sauerbrey, journalist at Der Tagesspiegel. Cunningham said he could see President Donald Trump reaching out to the Democrats, who now control the House of Representatives, for deals on infrastructure legislation, middle class tax cuts or international trade. But for transatlantic relations, Peter Beyer said he thinks dialogue with the US will become even more difficult, even though there is no alternative partner in the world for Europe – culturally, economically and in terms of security. Sudha David-Wilp says she’s optimistic about US politics over the next two years in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, especially as women, minorities and other Americans have shown their interest in political engagement. Listen to the full discussion on our podcast. More on the event and panelists:

Sportshour
The Ballhawk

Sportshour

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2018 36:15


No one has ever caught more balls in Major League Baseball than Zack Hample and what's more amazing is, he's never been on the field of play. Zack Hample is a ball hawk : a spectator who attends games to catch as many as possible and he's as famous as he is infamous. World Cup 2018: Germany's Political Football Germany play Sweden on Saturday and there seems to be a link between the team's issues and the political tensions bubbling away back home. Sudha David-Wilp is a fellow at the German Marshall Fund in Berlin and has studied the the similarities between the fortunes of the German national team and the German Chancellor Angela Merkle FIFA First Host nation Russia didn't come into the World Cup with many expectations of doing well. But with two wins and eight goals in their opening matches they were the first nation to qualify for the knock-out stages. And despite worries over Hooliganism and discrimination, an estimated one million visiting fans have received a warm welcome. That's no surprise to Victoria Lopyreva who has spent the last three years travelling the world as a FIFA ambassador; she was the first woman to be appointed to the role and first to host a football show on Russian television. Still Partying? the World Cup's party atmosphere continues in Russia. It's a stark contrast to the pre-tournament talk from campaign groups like FARE, Football against Racim in Europe, who warned of the potential risk of violence and discrimination towards minority groups. 10 days in Piara Power, the groups executive director tells us what he makes of how things have gone in Russia so far Royal Ascot: With the excitement of the World Cup it's easy to forget there's other sport this weekend! Including the final day of Royal Ascot; one of the highlights of the racing calendar. We hear how Her Majesty the Queen has been invited to enter a horse in the prestigious Melbourne Cup by the chairman of the Victoria Racing Club, Amanda Elliot; She's the first woman to hold the position, and the highest profile woman in the administration of the sport. Photo: Ballhawk Zack Hample with Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees after giving Rodriguez the ball from his 3,000th hit at Yankee Stadium that Hample caught in the crowd.