Will Todman

Chief of Staff @CSISGeopolitics, senior fellow @CSISMidEast, and host of State of Play. Conflict, governance, and displacement in the MENA region. Views my own.

[Kristi Govella @KristiGovella]

I enjoyed discussing takeaways from the #G7 summit in France with @VictorDCha, Philip Luck, @welshce, and @WillTodman on the @CSIS State of Play podcast. Japan’s influence on G7 statements on geopolitics, critical minerals, and economic growth was clear: https://t.co/xkctYKjA8h

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

News on Japan: Japan plans to support reconstruction in areas battered by the Middle East conflict following a final agreement between the United States and Iran to end fighting, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara. Read More: https://t.co/oYFqD14jzd

[CSIS @CSIS]

LIVE NOW I Was the G7 Summit in France a success? @VictorDCha, Kristi Govella, Phil Luck, and Caitlin Welsh join @WillTodman on State of Play to analyze the outcomes, the optics, and what the summit means for the future of the G7.

Watch: https://t.co/cVvx97QPxm

[Will Todman @WillTodman]

I'll be on this too - excited to join the brilliant @AkbarSAhmed!

[Akbar Shahid Ahmed @AkbarSAhmed]

Starting at 10am EST, I’ll be live on @NPR’s 1A discussing the G7, US-Iran developments and Trump’s foreign policy broadly — including its ongoing toll in Gaza, Ukraine & beyond.

Tune in if you can 🙏🏽🧿

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

The war has left every major actor further from their preferred strategic end state. https://t.co/Xjmwl8aNhH

[Will Todman @WillTodman]

The conventional wisdom taking hold is that the United States and Israel lost. But I argue in @ForeignPolicy that the war has left every major actor further from their preferred strategic end state. https://t.co/tuMBhcWZNx

[Will Todman @WillTodman]

12:30pm today: Join @CSISMidEast experts to assess the winners and losers of the deal, what challenges lie ahead, and what it means for the emerging order in the Middle East. https://t.co/KneCfEIzcq

[CSIS @CSIS]

In a new episode of State of Play, @VictorDCha, Igor Khrestin, @JosephKimNK, and @MSnegovaya join @WillTodman to discuss CRINK’s vulnerabilities and examine U.S. policy recommendations for addressing the challenges it poses to democracy.

Listen: https://t.co/mgm7GPRgsp

[Barak Ravid @BarakRavid]

Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif: We can confirm that a final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached and Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to finalize the next steps. Peace has never been this close as it is now"

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

Will Japan and Korea go nuclear? Join us on 6/18 for the release of new survey findings and analysis by @VictorDCha (@CSISKoreaChair), @KristiGovella, Michael Green, @heatherwilly (@csisponi), and @WillTodman (@CSISGeopolitics). 🔗 https://t.co/qqNhLo7YcM

[Maria Snegovaya @MSnegovaya]

How should the United States respond to the growing alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea?

Please join us on June 11 at 2:00 PM EDT for a special live episode of State of Play and The Impossible State as we examine the vulnerabilities of the CRINK axis and discuss policy options for countering the challenges it poses to democracy, human rights, economic security, and national security.

I look forward to joining @VictorDCha, Igor Khrestin, Joseph Kim, and host @WillTodman for this timely discussion, drawing on the GWBI's new report, to discuss the implications of deepening cooperation among authoritarian powers.

📅 June 11, 2026 | 2:00–2:45 PM EDT
Register here: https://t.co/0qbvqS6VrX

[Paul Salem @paul_salem]

Important and timely discussion with HE Minister Amer Bisat about the troubled path of Lebanon’s economic recovery. @abisat @CSIS @CSISMidEast #Lebanon #MiddleEast #Economy

[Dr. Cinzia Bianco @Cinzia_Bianco]

Something I heard today: the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, which run even during Covid, is not happening this year. It was to be a summit. It is “postponed”. Speaks of the unease towards Beijing position during the war, as I wrote: less hedging going forward

[Will Todman @WillTodman]

Live: @paul_salem hosts H.E. @abisat, Lebanon's minister of trade and economy, to discuss the trajectory of Lebanon's economic recovery.

https://t.co/uFeX6oZMHu

[CSIS Korea Chair @CSISKoreaChair]

🎙️ State of Play | Is Something Big About to Happen with North Korea?

Moderated by @WillTodman, @CSIS @VictorDCha, @CSISGeopolitics Tom Christensen, and @CSISFreeman @edgardkagan discuss this week's Xi-Kim summit and the evolving relations between China and the DPRK.

See more key quotes and listen to the rest here: https://t.co/xoNsweqOAg

[CSIS @CSIS]

In a new episode of State of Play, @WillTodman speaks with @maxbergmann and @MSnegovaya about their recent trip to Kyiv and if the shifting balance of power means the war may finally end soon.

Does Ukraine finally have the upper hand? Listen here: https://t.co/0QXvkAMeWy

[Edgard Kagan @edgardkagan]

This was a good discussion, I thought. Thanks to @VictorDCha @WillTodman and my old boss Tom Christensen. I feel this holds up pretty well now that visit has been announced.

[Maria Snegovaya @MSnegovaya]

New episode of State of Play is out now: Is Ukraine Turning the Tide?

Four years into the war, is the balance finally shifting in Ukraine's favor?

Together with @MaxBergmann, I've joined @WillTodman to discuss our recent trip to Kyiv, Ukraine's evolving advantages, Russia's mounting challenges, and whether recent developments could alter the trajectory of the war.

Please listen, comment, and share:
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[CSIS Middle East @CSISMidEast]

MONDAY, JUNE 8: Paul Salem sits down with H.E. Amer Bisat, Minister of Economy and Trade for the Republic of Lebanon, to discuss the Lebanese economy's pathway toward reform and recovery. Register here: https://t.co/OXGh7dWgTg

[Abdulla Banndar Al-Etaibi عبدالله بندر العتيبي @AbdullaAlEtaibi]

The discussion about a shared financial fund for Iran after a potential agreement reflects a logic we have seen before in Gaza: transforming peace from a political project into an economic one. The objective is not merely to support the affected party, but to create a network of interests that makes a return to escalation more costly. At the same time, it reduces the financial burden on Washington by encouraging allies and partners to share the costs, while opening new investment and commercial opportunities for foreign companies. This approach is closely aligned with Trump’s worldview: if peace cannot be secured politically, it can be made attractive economically.