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World's Toughest Job

Foreign Policy
United Nations
Security Council
Climate Change
General Assembly
Cuban Missile Crisis
Global Governance
Kofi Annan
Paris Agreement
Nuclear Weapons

The United Nations secretary-general has been said to hold the “most impossible job in the world.” And for just the 10th time in the organization’s history, a new candidate will soon be stepping into that role. Through immersive storytelling and voices from around the globe, World’s Toughest Job explores the challenges facing the next UN leader. Over eight episodes, we’ll examine how the secretary... more

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In Africa alone, 12 million young people ... more

During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, United Nations Secretary-General U Thant had three things on his side: personal diplomacy, the UN’s neutrality, and a few precious days to negotiate.

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This year, 193 member states will elect a new secretary-general of the United Nations. Over the next eight episodes, we’ll ask how the next secretary-general might actually make a difference on issues from economic turbulence and superpower rivalries... more

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Lynn Kuok
Lee Kuan Yew Chair at Brookings Institution, US-China-Southeast Asia relations
Brookings Institution
Episode: Can the Secretary-General Still Act as a Firebreak on Peace and Security?
Ankit Panda
Nuclear weapons expert, author of The New Nuclear Age at the Precipice of Armageddon
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Episode: Can the Secretary-General Still Act as a Firebreak on Peace and Security?
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
President of the International Peace Institute; former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
International Peace Institute
Episode: Can the Secretary-General Still Act as a Firebreak on Peace and Security?
Nudara Youssef
A UN diplomacy nerd who discusses multilateral institutions
Princeton University (research focus)
Episode: What Kind of Leader Does the UN Need Right Now?
Susana Malcorra
Former Foreign Minister of Argentina; former Chief of Staff to the UN Secretary General
Global Women Leader Voices (guest expert)
Episode: What Kind of Leader Does the UN Need Right Now?
Mark Malloch-Brown
Former UN Deputy Secretary General and Administrator of UNDP; co-host
Episode: What Kind of Leader Does the UN Need Right Now?
Thant Myint-U
Author of Peacemaker, U Thant, and historian of the UN
Trinity College, University of Cambridge (Honorary Fellow); UN Foundation Senior Fellow
Episode: What Kind of Leader Does the UN Need Right Now?

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Can the Secretary-General Still Act as a Firebreak on Peace and Security?
Q: What exactly can the next Secretary General expect to deal with in terms of conflicts and diplomacy in the near term?
Experts outline a need for the SG to be more present in conflict diplomacy, to defend legal principles, and to act as a strategic convenor who can shape norms and preventive diplomacy before crises worsen.

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