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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…
Jul 31
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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Anjali Dayal
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43:56
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
Jul 24
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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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"
Jul 23
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Mark Leon Goldberg
46:26
A Viral Shouting Match at the UN has Turned Into a Campaign to Oust a Senior UN Official
What Danny Danon’s Clash With Vanessa Frazier Is Really About
Jul 6
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Mark Leon Goldberg
37:20
June 2026
How the UN Views the Iran-U.S. Ceasefire
Plus: We have a new UN Sec Gen Candidate!
Jun 18
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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42:24
Germany Gets Snubbed for the Security Council
Plus, what we learned from the first "Hustings" for UN Secretary General
Jun 4
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Mark Leon Goldberg
48:56
May 2026
Stopping Ebola Requires Multilateralism. America’s Retreat Is Making That Harder
An Ebola outbreak is spiraling in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — and one of the clearest lessons from past outbreaks is that Ebola requires…
May 21
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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37:51
Why a New UN Security Council Resolution on Hormuz is Probably Doomed
A flawed diplomatic strategy is afoot
May 6
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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Inside the Flawed Push at the Security Council to Reopen Hormuz
Plus: NPT Review Conference Underway and the US puts the $crews to the UN, Again
May 6
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Mark Leon Goldberg
1
36:27
April 2026
Let the Race for UN Secretary General Begin!
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, the four candidates for UN Secretary-General made their case at the UN General Assembly.
Apr 24
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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45:20
The UN Has a Plan to Open Hormuz (Two of Them, Actually.)
Plus: A shakeup in the Secretary General Race and Zohran visits the UN
Apr 5
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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The UN Has a Plan to Open Hormuz (Two of Them, Actually.)
Plus: a shakeup in the Secretary General Race and Zohran comes to the UN!
Apr 5
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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35:28
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