Can the Next UN Secretary-General Restore the UN's Role as a Peacemaker? | Jeffrey Feltman
We are down to the wire in the race for UN Secretary-General, as eight candidates vie to lead the United Nations. They are a diverse group o...
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20 of 1,197 episodesMaking Sense of Israel's Election Results
About an hour after polls closed in Israel yesterday, I caught up with longtime Israeli politics analyst Joel Braunold, Managing Director of...
Inside the "Shadow Fleet" That Russia and Iran Use to Evade Sanctions
Over the last several years, a vast network of aging oil tankers operating under opaque ownership structures has emerged as a critical lifel...
What Happens if Trump Fully Abandons Ukraine for Putin?
Trump appears to have swung decisively in favor of Russia. Trump has waived sanctions on Russia, from which the United States is now purchas...
Are We Close to an International Agreement on AI -Powered Weapons?
Over the last several months, the use of fully autonomous, artificial intelligence-powered weapons has been escalating. These weapons are ca...
What a Massive International Poll Tells Us About the State of Global Public Opinion
The Rockefeller Foundation recently released the results of a massive international survey examining how people view the state of the world...
Navi Pillay Wins the Nobel! And Trump Goes Nuclear on the ICC | To Save Us From Hell
Get full episode: https://www.globaldispatches.org/50PercentOffAnnual The former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and chair...
Can the World Build a Better, Fairer System for the Next Pandemic?
It did not receive much attention at the time, but one of the more consequential gatherings at the United Nations during UNGA was a high-lev...
Ethiopia is on the Brink of Civil War
Over the last several weeks, fighting has intensified in the country's north. A coalition of seven armed groups recently formed a new allian...
Small States and Middle Powers are suddenly Banding Together at the United Nations
Christian Wenaweser is a legend around the United Nations. He has served as Liechtenstein's Ambassador to the United Nations since 2002 and,...
Why the Red Cross Wants a New Treaty for People Caught in Disasters.
My guest today is Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the IFRC, whic...
Trump at the UN — And the Biggest Moments From UNGA
President Trump delivered his annual address to the United Nations General Assembly, kicking off a week of speeches from presidents and prim...
Here's What Will Drive the Agenda at the UN This Week | With Elizabeth Cousens
UN week is here. Hundreds of presidents and prime ministers are headed to New York this week for the annual opening of the United Nations Ge...
My UNGA Plans (And Your General Assembly Cheat Sheet)
Mark here! I just wanted to talk directly to you about my comings and going this UNGA and preview for you my plans for covering the UN. Some...
Haiti Is Getting More Dangerous. The U.S. Is Sending People Back Anyway.
Haiti's security crisis is deepening as armed gangs expand their control over territory and daily life, while a new UN-backed Gang Suppressi...
Why Yemen is Becoming the Iran War's Next Front
The Iran war is spilling over into Yemen. And now, the country is on the verge of a full-blown civil war that could drag in Saudi Arabia, Ir...
Zambia's Fraught Election and the Global Race for Copper
Zambia's election is raising fresh questions about the country's democratic trajectory — even as its vast copper reserves make it increasing...
Why Oman Could Be Crucial to Ending the Iran War
Oman has long played one of the Middle East's most unusual diplomatic roles: maintaining close ties with rivals and quietly creating space f...
Did Russia Just Cross a New Line in AI Warfare?
Last month, a Russian drone flew toward a gas station in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. It crashed into a wall and exploded, killing th...
A Shakeup in the Race for UN Secretary-General | To Save Us From Hell
The United Nations is in the midst of selecting its next Secretary-General — and the race to succeed António Guterres just got more interest...