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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: Decision 2016: Who Will Become the Next UN Secretary General?
Description: Happy New Year everyone! And what an interesting an exciting year this will be for the United Nations because the new year marks the semi-official kickoff of the race to select the next UN secretary general.Ban Ki Moon's second and final term expires at the end of the year and now it is up to the world--or, i should say more specifically the Security Council with input from the General Assembly--to find his replacement.Â
On the line with me to discuss the likely candidates for the next secretary general and the diplomatic intrigue that will surround this w...