Andrew Cheatham on the U.N.’s ‘Pact for the Future’

September 24, 2024 00:11:25
Andrew Cheatham on the U.N.’s ‘Pact for the Future’
On Peace
Andrew Cheatham on the U.N.’s ‘Pact for the Future’

Sep 24 2024 | 00:11:25

/

Show Notes

After dealing with “growing cynicism and lack of participation” in recent years, the U.N. General Assembly opened this week by adopting the Pact for the Future, which represents commitments from 193 countries to “really reform global governance as we know it,” says USIP’s Andrew Cheatham.

Other Episodes

Episode

April 05, 2022 00:10:39
Episode Cover

Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen on Israel’s ‘Groundbreaking’ Summit

Israel’s Negev summit with top Arab and U.S. diplomats was “groundbreaking” for the region. “You could not think of a more dramatic way to...

Listen

Episode

February 22, 2024 00:08:03
Episode Cover

Thomas Sheehy on U.S. Investment in Africa’s Critical Minerals Infrastructure

Everything from the economy to national security depends on critical minerals like cobalt — which has prompted immense U.S. investment in Africa’s mining infrastructure,...

Listen

Episode

June 22, 2022 00:10:41
Episode Cover

Leo Siebert on the State of Tunisia’s Democracy

Last summer, "Tunisians had really reached a breaking point in their frustration with the previous government" and welcomed President Kais Saied's dissolution of parliament,...

Listen