Thomas G. Weiss
- Allison Lecce
- • June 26, 2020
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Starting in June, a summary of the most important news on the United Nations’ work in New York City and worldwide will be highlighted weekly. The news will be drawn from the UN spokesperson’s briefings, our original reporting and…
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General, Security Council, This Week @UN
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- Opinion by Dulcie Leimbach
- • June 24, 2018
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Would the world be better off without the United Nations? The question couldn’t be more important in the age of Trump and his rejection of multilateral institutions as well as traditional allies. Thomas G. Weiss, Presidential Professor of Political…
- Categories: OPINIONS, Secretary-General, US-UN Relations
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • April 10, 2017
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When António Guterres was chosen by the United Nations Security Council in October to become the next leader of the UN, neither he nor anyone else could have predicted precisely who would be commanding the Oval Office of the…
- Categories: Geopolitics, Secretary-General, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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- Barbara Crossette
- • July 6, 2016
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In a year when people who follow the United Nations are focusing on the election of the next secretary-general, the center of early action in that election has moved for the first time in history from the secretive deliberations…
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General, UN Diplomats
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- Barbara Crossette
- • May 26, 2014
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An unusual survey of 3,400 people worldwide who know the United Nations has found strong support for some basic rethinking over the next decade on the organization’s work in development. Among the recommendations, over two-thirds of respondents suggested adding…
- Categories: Development
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