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Security Council Report Podcast
Does the Security Council matter to today’s global threats and crises? Independent think tank Security Council Report examines the Security Council’s impact, challenges and inner workings. Hosted by Shamala Kandiah Thompson and produced by Vladimir Sesar. Follow us @SCRtweets.
Security Council Report Podcast
Power, Process and Participation: Choosing the Next UN Secretary-General
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In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR’s Executive Director Shamala Kandiah and Senior Policy Analyst Sara Bertotti sit down to discuss some of the highlights of their recently issued research report Power, Process and Participation: The Search for the Next Secretary-General.
The report offers an analytically grounded overview of the rules, procedures, and informal practices shaping how the next UN Secretary-General will be selected and appointed. It draws lessons from the 2015/2016 process, examines dynamics and recent developments, and highlights potential challenges that may emerge while also providing options to address them.
The discussion reviews the main steps of the process as well as some of the upcoming key decisions that the Council is expected to make this month, including regarding the modalities of the Council’s meetings with the candidates and of the straw polls.
- SCR's May In Hindsight: The Search for the Next Secretary-General
- SCR's 2026 Research Report: Power, Process and Participation: The Search for the Next Secretary-General
- SCR's 2017 Research Report: The UN Secretary-General Selection and Appointment Process: Emerging from the Shadows
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Episode produced and edited by Vladimir Sesar
