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    Obama’s UN Speech on a New Global Unease

    In his first address to the United Nations, President Obama called for “a new era” of multilateral engagement. Today, he said there is “a pervasive unease in our world” and that no country can “insulate itself from global forces." Colum Lynch covers the United Nations for the Washington Post.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 24, 2014 • 1 min read

    In his first address to the United Nations, President Obama called for “a new era” of multilateral engagement. Today, he said there is “a pervasive unease in our world” and that no country can “insulate itself from global forces."

    Colum Lynch covers the United Nations for the Washington Post.

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    American Leadership in a Changing World
    1. 1:20Obama’s UN Speech on a New Global UneaseYou’re reading this
    2. 24:37Campus Sexual Assault Gets Attention of White House, Activists
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