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Let the Race for UN Secretary General Begin!
What We Learned From 12 Hours of Hearings With the Candidates for UN Secretary-General
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
The Race for UN Secretary-General Has a New Front-Runner
What the latest Security Council straw poll tells us about the race for UN Secretary-General
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
UN Secretary General Candidate Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
Guyana’s Ambassador to the UN explains how the tragic death of her brother shaped her views on access to healthcare—and her vision for global health.
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
25:11
Helen Clark on Whether the World Is Ready for the Next Pandemic
And why the upcoming UN summit on pandemic prevention could shape how the world responds to the next global health crisis.
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
Russia’s War Economy Is Starting to Crack
After four years of war and sanctions, Russia’s budget deficit is ballooning, inflation is rising, and its financial system is coming under…
 • Mark Leon Goldberg and Charles Lichfield
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Who’s Up, Who’s Down in the Race for UN Secretary-General?
The Security Council’s first straw poll narrowed the field from seven candidates to four, revealing a clear frontrunner—and three contenders still…
 • Mark Leon Goldberg and Anjali Dayal
The UN Secretary-General Race Is About to Get Real
The Winnowing Begins as the Security Council gets its first crack at selecting the next Secretary General
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
What's Going on With the ICC? Plus: UNHCR in Trump's Crosshairs...And a rumored new Sec Gen Candidate?
Why Rubio will fail to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
46:26
What's Going on With the ICC? Plus: UNHCR in Trump's Crosshairs...And a rumored new Sec Gen Candidate?
Marco Rubio will fail in its effort to "dismantle the court"
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
28:09
UN Secretary-General Candidate María Fernanda Espinosa: The Interview
The Ecuadorian diplomat makes her case to lead the United Nations—and explains how she would respond to a world in crisis.
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
35:11
How the Civil War in Myanmar Became the Deadliest Conflict in Asia
An interview with Kelly Currie, UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Myanmar
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
The Trump Administration Just Declared War on the International Criminal Court
Marco Rubio says the ICC threatens American sovereignty. Its 24-year record tells a very different story.
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
30:23
The UN Just Held Its First-Ever AI Governance Meeting
Here’s Why It Matters | Claire Melamed, the UN Foundation’s Vice President for AI and Digital Cooperation Strategy
 • Mark Leon Goldberg
40:06
Josh Rogin on Iran, NATO, and the Latest in Trump Foreign Policy
A wide-ranging conversation with the veteran foreign policy journalist on the Iran crisis, the NATO summit, Syria, Ukraine and more
 • Mark Leon Goldberg and Josh Rogin
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