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PassBlue UN Podcasts — 91 episodes
A ‘Just Transition’ for Two Market Stalls in Nigeria
UN General Assembly: Reform, Rivalries and Trump's Shadow
An ‘Extended Opera’: Women’s Voices in the UN General Assembly Debate
The Portrait of Yahya Jammeh
September: Slovenia Wants the Council to Figure Out How It Can Get Along
August: Sierra Leone Hopes to Rectify African Historical Injustice
July: 'We Didn't Start That War' - Russia Still Twists the Truth About Ukraine
June: South Korea Thinks the World Should Wake Up More to Threats of Cybersecurity
Interview with Hala Rharrit, Why She Left the State Dept.
May: For Mozambique, The UN Security Council is Imperfect
April: For Malta, a Ceasefire in Gaza Is the Beginning of Everything
March: Japan Says the UN Security Council Is Struggling Every Day
Act of Creation - A Question of Faith
February: Guyana Is Not Giving Up on a Ceasefire in Gaza
January: Palestine's Desire for Statehood Can't Be Ignored, France Says
December: Ecuador Aims to Keep Mum on Gaza, but It'll Be Hard to Avoid
November: Meet the Uyghurs Preserving Their Culture in the US
October: How Will Brazil Uphold Human Rights Globally?
September: Tiny Albania Stands Up to the Russian Bear
August: How Long Can Biden Keep Putting Up With Israel?
Act of Creation - Hammering Out the UN Charter
July: The UK Says Its Policy of Migrant Returns Is Normal
June: The UAE Is Putting Its Own Interests First
May: Switzerland Aims to Regulate the Use of the Veto
Act of Creation - Setting the Scene
April: Should Russia Be Kicked Out of the Security Council?
March: Mozambique Recalls When the West Abstained on Banning Colonialism
February: Malta Faces Rising Sea Levels
January: Japan Wants the Security Council to Help Manage North Korea
December 2022: India Affirms Its Right to Buy Oil Wherever It Wants
November 2022: For GHANA, the Jury Is Still Out on Sanctions Against Russia
October 2022: Gabon: Africa Needs More Money to Deal With a Hotter Planet
September 2022: France Keeps Ukraine Front and Center
August 2022: CHINA'S Keeping "Cool" in the Security Council
July 2022: Brazil Says: No More 'Mud-Slinging' at the UN
June 2022: ALBANIA Aims to Strengthen Global Justice for Past and Present Atrocities
May 2022: The US Continues to Keep Russia on the Defensive
April 2022: The UK Leads a Security Council Handicapped by Russia's Veto
March 2022: The UAE Grows Up but It's Still Undemocratic
February 2022: Will RUSSIA Observe the Olympic Truce in Ukraine?
January 2022: Oslo Accords: The Real-Life Mona Juul
December 2021: Niger Ends Two Strong Years on the Security Council
November 2021: MEXICO Uses an International Setting to Highlight its National Priorities
0ctober 2021: KENYA, Advancing the African Agenda on the Security Council
UNGA 76: New York City's Most "Fashionable" Event is Back:
September 2021: How Tough Can IRELAND Be on Ensuring Women’s Rights in Afghanistan?
August 2021: INDIA is Out to Prove it Deserves a Permanent Security Council Seat
July 2021: The Future of FRANCE in the Sahel
June 2021: ESTONIA to Push the Security Council to Recommend UN’s Guterres to a Second Term
May 2021: CHINA, Avoiding the Big Challenges in the Security Council
April 2021: VIETNAM in the Security Council: 'We Try to Make Everyone Happy'
March 2021: The New US Ambassador Hits the Ground 'Sprinting'
February 2021: The UK Tests Its 'Global Britain' Foreign Policy at the UN
January 2021: TUNISIA'S Delicate Diplomacy, a Decade After the Arab Spring
December 2020: SOUTH AFRICA on the Security Council: How'd It Do?
Ep. 34: How Hard Will It Be for the Biden-Harris Team to Embrace the UN Again?
November 2020: The Smallest Country to Ever Lead the Security Council
Ep. 32: The Nobel Committee Awards Its 12th UN-Related Peace Prize
October 2020: RUSSIA Names its First Female Deputy Ambassador in New York
Ep. 30: The Oscars of International Politics Goes Digital
September 2020: NIGER Gives the Sahel Region a Voice on the Council
Ep. 28: In Lebanon, a Crisis on Top of a Crisis
August 2020: ‘Independent’ INDONESIA Now Has to Pick Sides
Ep. 26: How to Get a Job at the UN
July 2020: Can GERMAN Diplomacy Thrive Without Chancellor Merkel?
Ep. 24: Elders and Youth Reflect on the UN's 75th Birthday
Ep. 23: It’s French only in le Conseil de sécurité in June
Ep. 22: The UN’s Top Doc Checks Out, Returning to Australia
Ep. 21: Estonia, a Hip Tech Hub, Leads the Security Council in May
Ep. 20: To Lift or Not to Lift: Will Covid-19 Shake Up Sanctions?
Ep. 19: The Security Council's "New Normal"
Ep. 18: The Security Council Goes Silent as the Secretary-General Speaks Up
Ep. 17: Can Global Diplomacy Survive COVID-19?
Ep.16 The Coronavirus and China in the Hot Seat at the UN
Ep. 15: US Foreign Policy: the President v. the Democratic Primary Candidates
Ep. 14: Royalty, Brexit, Abbas, and Kushner: Belgium Presides Over a Busy Security Council Agenda
Ep. 13: Melissa Fleming Wants to Reshape the UN’s Image: Can She Do It?
Ep. 12: Vietnam: Bridge Builder at the UN?
Ep. 11: China's Playground at the UN
Ep. 10: Bourbon and Basketball: The Security Council Visits Kentucky
Episode 9: Vodka, Kalashnikovs and Power: Putin's Charm Offensive to Africans
Episode 8: Don't Say the "B" Word (Brexit)
Episode 7: The Cold War Returns to the UN
Episode 6: Can Mandela's Vision for Peace Work in 2019?
Episode 5: The Oscars of International Politics
Episode 4: UNGA, According to the Press Corps
Episode 3: What the West Gets Wrong About Russia
Episode 2: All Eyes on Kelly Knight Craft
Episode 1: Polish Ambassador Joanna Wronecka
UN-Scripted: A Preview
UKUN Ambassador Karen Pierce on Diplomacy with Style