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EPISODE FIFTY-THREE

Reimagining Global Governance: Augusto Lopez-Claros on the Movement for a Second UN Charter

Augusto Lopez-Claros

December 11, 2025

10 MINS

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In this excerpt from Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) Ideas, Augusto Lopez-Claros reflects on a rapidly changing world and the civic movements demanding that the UN evolve with it. From the failures of the current system to the rising pressure from civil society, he outlines why the UN Charter’s original architects left behind a little-known pathway — Article 109 — designed to ensure periodic review. Nearly 80 years later, that review has never happened. This episode explores why now may be the moment to invoke it, and how a global coalition is working to modernize multilateralism for the 21st century.

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EPISODE FIFTY-SEVEN

April 23, 2026

41 MINS

Adam Lupel on Reforming Global Security, Reviving Multilateralism, and the Future of the UN

A timely conversation on UN reform, collective security failures, and how to strengthen global institutions to address today’s systemic risks.

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EPISODE FIFTY-SEVEN

April 23, 2026

41 MINS

Adam Lupel on Reforming Global Security, Reviving Multilateralism, and the Future of the UN

A timely conversation on UN reform, collective security failures, and how to strengthen global institutions to address today’s systemic risks.

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