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Join us in The Delegates Lounge, an independent podcast on world affairs based in New York City at the United Nations, the hub of global insights in plain sight. We hope you’ll come back often to listen in on some fascinating conversations hosted by J. Alex Tarquinio, a veteran journalist who writes essays for Foreign Policy from her office across the hallway from the UN Security Council chamber. ... more

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Drama unfolds at the United Nations this week, as the 80th session of the UN General Assembly gets underway with leaders from more than 150 countries gathering in N... more

The Trump administration made an about-face on sanctions after the Alaska Summit between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15. Washington now appears reluctant to bolster sanctions as a means of coerc... more

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Join us for our talk with Eloy Alfaro de Alba, Panama’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Ambassador de Alba is serving in the monthly rotating presidency of the Security Council for the Month of August, and for this exchange, we sat do... more

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Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan's envoy to the United Nations, joins us in The Delegates Lounge as his country holds the rotating monthly presidency of the UN Security Council. 

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Recent Guests

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies at Yale School of Management
Yale School of Management
Episode: Trump Withholds his Trump Card, Sanctions, in High Stakes Summits
Aloy Alfaro de Alba
Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations
Episode: Exclusive: The United Nations Ambassador for Panama and Security Council President
Asim Iftikhar Ahmed
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for July.
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
Episode: Exclusive: The United Nations Ambassador for Pakistan and Security Council President
Nataliya Gumenyuk
Ukrainian journalist specializing in foreign affairs and conflict reporting, and co-founder of the Reckoning Project.
The Reckoning Project, Public Interest Journalism Lab
Episode: Ukrainian Journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk on Russia's Invasion
Erik Ullenhag
Consul General of Sweden in New York, former politician and diplomat
Swedish Consulate in New York
Episode: Dining with Diplomats: Midsummer Edition 2025
Andrea Mocanu
Deputy Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations
Episode: Dining with Diplomats: Midsummer Edition 2025
Svetozar Dimitrov
First Secretary at Bulgaria's Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the United Nations
Episode: Dining with Diplomats: Midsummer Edition 2025
Michelle Wiese Bockmann
Maritime security analyst and former writer with Lloyd's List
Episode: A Maritime Expert on Perils at Sea: Undercurrents Part 3
Jason Furman
Harvard economist and former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
Harvard University and Peterson Institute for International Economics
Episode: The Trouble with Tariffs: Harvard Economist Jason Furman Weighs In

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Alex Tarquinio
Journalist and veteran host discussing global affairs, with a focus on diplomacy and international issues.

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Shadow Fleet is Russia's Dark Gambit: Undercurrents Part 2
Q: What do you think makes the Dark Fleet particularly dangerous?
The conditions of these ships are terrible, it's very dangerous not just for the ships themselves but for the legitimate fleet, and the lack of oversight adds to these risks.
Shadow Fleet is Russia's Dark Gambit: Undercurrents Part 2
Q: Could you start by telling us about some of the topics that were weighing most heavily on everyone's minds there?
I was there to lecture on maritime security and the legal and security implications of the so-called dark fleet of ships which are shipping sanctioned primarily Russian, Venezuelan and Iranian oil.
Ukrainian Journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk on Russia's Invasion
Q: Can you tell us about the Reckoning Project?
The Reckoning Project focuses on documenting testimonies of survivors and witnesses of war crimes in Ukraine, and aims to collect detailed narratives that can be used in legal proceedings.
Ukrainian Journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk on Russia's Invasion
Q: Tell us a little bit about that.
Nataliya discusses her journey and early experiences as a journalist prior to 2014 and highlights how she became involved in conflict reporting after the Russian invasion.
The Trouble with Tariffs: Harvard Economist Jason Furman Weighs In
Q: What is your biggest economic concern right now?
My biggest fear is that the tariffs come back with a vengeance and could negatively impact the economy.

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