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Diplomacy, Dictators and Double-Speak at the United Nations
UN headquarters is providing "the greatest geopolitical show on Earth," according to one reporter, as the world body celebrates its 70th anniversary with speeches by heads of state from all over the world. When the UN was founded in 1945, the focus was on the US and the Soviet Union. Today, it's on the US and Russia. While much has changed, much remains the same.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenUN headquarters is providing "the greatest geopolitical show on Earth," according to one reporter, as the world body celebrates its 70th anniversary with speeches by heads of state from all over the world. When the UN was founded in 1945, the focus was on the US and the Soviet Union. Today, it's on the US and Russia. While much has changed, much remains the same.
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