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The Delicate Diplomatic Dances at the UN

September 26, 2013Conflict & Justice

It’ll be high states diplomacy when world leaders and dignitaries gather tomorrow at the UN General Assembly meeting. Host Marco Werman gets the behind-the-scenes look from Joel Rubin, a former state department official.

A U.N. worker rests after checking the temporary General Assembly Hall at the U.N. headquarters ahead to the start of the UN general assembly in New York.

The Delicate Diplomacy At The UN

September 23, 2013Global Politics

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