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EPISODE TWENTY

Thomas G. Weiss on Rethinking Global Governance and the UN’s Founding

July 23, 2022

43 MINS

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Thomas G. Weiss is a distinguished scholar at the CUNY Graduate Center who as past president of the International Studies Association, chair of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, editor of the journal Global Governance, and Research Director of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty has written extensively about global governance, international peace and security, humanitarian action, and sustainable development. In this broad-ranging interview he makes a compelling case for the need to urgently reinforce the crumbling foundations of our global order to mitigate the risks of destabilizing shocks to our economic, social and political systems. 

Thomas Weiss
Thomas G. Weiss

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EPISODE FIFTY-ONE

June 4, 2025

40 MINS

Guy Sinclair on why the UN needs to adapt to 21st century realities

The UN has evolved beyond its Charter, responding to the impact of new technologies, shifts in the global economic and political power of its members, and other factors. Now we need to address the UN’s legitimacy and prospects for meaningful reform in a fragmented global order.

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EPISODE FIFTY-ONE

June 4, 2025

40 MINS

Guy Sinclair on why the UN needs to adapt to 21st century realities

The UN has evolved beyond its Charter, responding to the impact of new technologies, shifts in the global economic and political power of its members, and other factors. Now we need to address the UN’s legitimacy and prospects for meaningful reform in a fragmented global order.

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