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Introducing: "World's Toughest Job" -- A new podcast about the Next UN Secretary General

I want to recommend a new podcast I think our audience will like: it's called World's Toughest Job, from Foreign Policy magazine and the United Nations Foundation. And today, I'm sharing with you the debut episode. Between now and the end of this year, 193 member states will elec ... Show more

. 39min 40sec

How to Prevent Global Catastrophic Risks | Stefan Löfven and Jens Orback

Today's episode is produced in partnership with the Global Challenges Foundation. The foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of global catastrophic risks and strengthening global governance to address them. The Global Challenges Foundation's 2026 Global Catastrophic Risks r ... Show more

. 27min 6sec

How to Prevent an Asteroid Impact | Global Catastrophic Risks

. 31min 4sec

How the Iran War Is Making Sudan's Civil War Even Worse

The civil war in Sudan is now entering its fourth year. Full-scale conflict broke out in April 2023 following a failed democratic transition, when two powerful rival militaries, the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, fought each other for control of the country. ... Show more

. 25min 36sec

Inside the (Flawed) Push at the Security Council to Reopen Hormuz | To Save Us From Hell

The Security Council is weighing yet another U.S.-backed resolution on the Strait of Hormuz that is probably doomed from the start. In this first segment of To Save Us From Hell, Anjali and Mark explain the flawed logic behind this latest effort to return the Strait to its status ... Show more

. 19min 19sec