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Trump Signals Instrumental Approach to U.N. – But it Could Be Worse

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Fred Carver @arbeider4fred.bsky.social · 6d

Yes I felt this was right, full of sound and fury but not signifying all that much. And MAGA still don't seem to have worked out that criticizing another country's domestic policies is something you only do as part of a very clear strategy, else you're just burning political capital for nothing.

Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 6d

I spent some time parsing President Trump's address to the UN @justsecurity.org.
www.justsecurity.org/121750/trump...

Trump's General Assembly speech could have been worse, but countries that want to make the U.N. system work can't bank on U.S. leadership.

Trump Signals Instrumental Approach to U.N. – But it Could Be Worse

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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 6d

I spent some time parsing President Trump's address to the UN @justsecurity.org.
www.justsecurity.org/121750/trump...

Trump's General Assembly speech could have been worse, but countries that want to make the U.N. system work can't bank on U.S. leadership.

Will Africa gain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council? - BBC Africa

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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 6d

I talked to BBC Africa about Africa and the UNSC.
youtu.be/oHmSML05VF4?...

YouTube video by BBC News Africa

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Crisis Group Latinoamérica @latam.crisisgroup.org · 6d

Una nueva fuerza para combatir las pandillas en #Haití recibe el respaldo del Consejo de Seguridad

El experto de @crisisgroup.org @fortid.crisisgroup.org analiza la votación en la ONU para crear una Fuerza de Represión de Pandillas y los retos que se avecinan para restablecer la seguridad en Haití.

Una nueva fuerza para combatir las pandillas en Haití recibe el respaldo del Consejo de Seguridad | International Crisis Group

El experto de Crisis Group Daniel Forti analiza la votación en la ONU para crear una Fuerza de Represión de Pandillas y los retos que se avecinan en su intento por restablecer la seguridad en Haití.

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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 6d

If you had wanted me to ramble incoherently about the UN for an hour @janekinninmont.bsky.social, I can also do that.

Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 7d

New episode: dissecting UNGA in 30 mins - less than half the length of Trump’s speech! - with @crisisgroup.org’s @richardgowan1.bsky.social.

Disorder Podcast @disordershow.bsky.social · 7d

How is Trump changing the UN? Can it adapt to declining US support?

Running through the highlights of UNGA week, Crisis Group's UN expert Richard Gowan tells Disorder host @janekinninmont.bsky.social of @una-uk.bsky.social how Trump's presidency has changed the UN in an era of global conflict.

Trump Signals Instrumental Approach to U.N. – But it Could Be Worse

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 6d

Trump's U.N. General Assembly speech could have been worse in the eyes of some observers.

@richardgowan1.bsky.social reflects on why the main reason for relief at #UNGA lay in what Trump did not say.
www.justsecurity.org/121750/trump...

Trump's General Assembly speech could have been worse, but countries that want to make the U.N. system work can't bank on U.S. leadership.

Trump Signals Instrumental Approach to U.N. – But it Could Be Worse

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Disorder Podcast @disordershow.bsky.social · 7d

How is Trump changing the UN? Can it adapt to declining US support?

Running through the highlights of UNGA week, Crisis Group's UN expert Richard Gowan tells Disorder host @janekinninmont.bsky.social of @una-uk.bsky.social how Trump's presidency has changed the UN in an era of global conflict.

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Jane Kinninmont @janekinninmont.bsky.social · 7d

New episode: dissecting UNGA in 30 mins - less than half the length of Trump’s speech! - with @crisisgroup.org’s @richardgowan1.bsky.social.

Disorder Podcast @disordershow.bsky.social · 7d

How is Trump changing the UN? Can it adapt to declining US support?

Running through the highlights of UNGA week, Crisis Group's UN expert Richard Gowan tells Disorder host @janekinninmont.bsky.social of @una-uk.bsky.social how Trump's presidency has changed the UN in an era of global conflict.

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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 6d

I spent some time parsing President Trump's address to the UN @justsecurity.org.
www.justsecurity.org/121750/trump...

Trump's General Assembly speech could have been worse, but countries that want to make the U.N. system work can't bank on U.S. leadership.

Help shape European foreign policy | Career opportunities at ECFR

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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 8d

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Special edition: The many questions that remain after UNGA80 | Devex

Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 9d

I talk to @columlynch.bsky.social about Trump's contradictions at UNGA.
www.devex.com/news/special...

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Ethiopia’s Grand and Contested Dam | International Crisis Group

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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 12d

🎧 NEW EPISODE | The Horn

This week, we discuss the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, what the project means for Addis Ababa and why it has fuelled tensions with downstream Nile countries, Egypt and Sudan.

www.crisisgroup.org/africa/ethio...

This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Crisis Group’s Africa program director, Murithi Mutiga, about the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, what the project means for Addis Ababa an...

arnold schwarzenegger wearing sunglasses says " i 'll be back "

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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 13d

ALT: arnold schwarzenegger wearing sunglasses says " i 'll be back "

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 13d

Well, you did write the definitive UNGA piece for us, after all, so I didn't need to click through on the other coverage.

Overlooked Crises Compete for Oxygen at the U.N. General Assembly

As leaders gather for the annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, they have no shortage of wars to worry about.

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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 13d

If that's the first you've seen, I assume you have been off the internet for the last week...

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DIE ZEIT @zeit.de · 16d

Die UN sind in der schwersten Krise ihrer 80-jährigen Geschichte. Der Experte Richard Gowan hält sie trotzdem für unverzichtbar und sieht ein positives Szenario.

Richard Gowan: "Der Generalsekretär sollte wieder stärker als Mediator verhandeln"

Die UN sind in der schwersten Krise ihrer 80-jährigen Geschichte. Der Experte Richard Gowan hält sie trotzdem für unverzichtbar und sieht ein positives Szenario.

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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 14d

✍️ NEW OP-ED | The UN Security Council is Struggling. We Still Need It

In a period of high geopolitical risk, there is still a case that having the five veto powers keep up a minimum of cooperation is a global public good, writes @richardgowan1.bsky.social.

www.crisisgroup.org/global/un-se...

The U.N. Security Council is Struggling. We Still Need It | International Crisis Group

80th Birthday Blues: UN's Fight to Stay Relevant

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Leslie Vinjamuri @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social · 14d

The UN is turning 80 at a moment of crisis: wars, budget cuts, and an antagonistic US president. I had the privilege of speaking with two UN experts, @crisisgroup.org’s @richardgowan1.bsky.social and @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social's Corinne Momal-Vanian.

Listen: brnw.ch/21wW44w

Budget cuts, global crises, and a disengaged US, Deep Dish explores the UN at a pivotal moment and whether it can still deliver.

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Chicago Council on Global Affairs @global-affairs.bsky.social · 14d

The UN is turning 80, but with US funding cuts, global crises, and a Security Council gridlock, can it stay relevant? @crisisgroup.org’s @richardgowan1.bsky.social and @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social's Corinne Momal-Vanian join @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social to discuss.

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80th Birthday Blues: UN's Fight to Stay Relevant

Budget cuts, global crises, and a disengaged US, Deep Dish explores the UN at a pivotal moment and whether it can still deliver.

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Overlooked Crises Compete for Oxygen at the U.N. General Assembly | International Crisis Group

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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 15d

✍️ NEW OP-ED | Overlooked Crises Compete for Oxygen at the U.N. General Assembly

Other conflicts and humanitarian crises are likely to get significantly less attention then Gaza and Ukraine, writes @richardgowan1.bsky.social.

www.crisisgroup.org/global/overl...