The dysfunction of the UN Security Council; how various IR traditions look at international institutions; why measuring the UN’s effectiveness is difficult; structural problems with the UN; where UN decisions are actually made; the UN is more than the Security Council; the value of diplomacy; potential UN reform; international security forum shopping; and Marcus struggles to summarize a Sherlock Holmes storySubscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or the podcast player of your choiceThank you for your questions and comments! You can reach us via email or voicemailFurther Reading: Farnaz Fassihi. 2023. “The World Has Changed, but Can the U.N.? Don’t Hold Your Breath.” New York Times.Universal Postal Union. “About UPU remuneration.”See all Cheap Talk episodes

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