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An independent world affairs podcast hosted by @alextarquinio.bsky.social, a journalist based at the United Nations. Read @foreignpolicy.com. Listen on apple.co/4ejt5jE or spoti.fi/3XqG9gf or amzn.to/4d3lGDZ ... or wherever life takes you!

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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
The @yalesom.bsky.social Prof @jeffsonnenfeld.bsky.social dropped by @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social to talk sanctions, the disastrous Russian economy, and why businesses don't want to return to Russia. Hear more on Apple Podcasts in bio or on our NEW YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@TheDelegate...
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I'm at @bhphoto BILD EXPO in New York City. There's so many creators and vendors that it's hard to know where to start. If you're in town, come on down to #Bild #bildexpo #BILD2025.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Announcing a new #podcast series dubbed "Undercurrents," about the #oceans and #seas that unite us, and sometimes, divide us. We launched (pun fully intended) with Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (in this soundbite) and maritime expert @michellewb.bsky.social. Hear more at apple.co/4ejt5jE
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Soundbite from the second edition of a new #podcast series dubbed "Undercurrents," about the #oceans and #seas that unite us, and sometimes, divide us. Our talk with maritime expert @michellewb.bsky.social was so informative that we're bringing it to you in two parts. Hear more at apple.co/4ejt5jE
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur spoke with the @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social podcast on the eve of today's Nato defense ministers meeting before the #NATOsummit. Hear his insights on rising tensions in the Baltic Sea, #Ukraine, and #NATO priorities. Listen: apple.co/4ejt5jE
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Hear from @jasonfurman.bsky.social, @harvard.edu economist, @piie.com senior fellow, and former U.S. presidential adviser, as he shares his thoughts on making more U.S. microchips, tariffs, clean energy, and artificial intelligence with @delegateslounge.bsky.social podcast. Listen apple.co/4ejt5jE
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Hear from @jasonfurman.bsky.social, @harvard.edu economist, @piie.com senior fellow, and former U.S. presidential adviser, as he shares his thoughts on tariffs, clean energy, artificial intelligence, and the "big, beautiful bill" with @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social podcast. Listen: apple.co/4ejt5jE
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
As President Trump's self-proclaimed "Liberation Day" approaches on April 2nd, bringing with it a wave of new tariffs, @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social chats with Moody's Chief Economist @markzandi.bsky.social. Hear more of our conversation on Apple Podcasts apple.co/4ejt5jE or wherever you listen.
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Maya Ungar @mayaungar.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I spoke to @bloomberg.com about the UN budget crisis and the impact of US funding cuts. 👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Trump Slashed International Aid. Geneva Is Feeling the Impact.
The longtime epicenter of global public health, peacemaking and diplomacy is being squeezed by budget cuts that could redefine its identity
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UN Report 🌐 @unreport.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Excellent briefing by @jennarusso.bsky.social at the #UNSC open debate on "Advancing adaptability in UN Peace Operations". UN WebTV: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h...
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Advancing adaptability in United Nations peace operations: responding to new realities - Security Council, 9884th meeting
Advancing adaptability in United Nations peace operations: responding to new realities - Security Council, 9884th meeting
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The Delegates Lounge 🦋 @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Discover why @richardgowan1.bsky.social, @crisisgroup.org's United Nations expert, says the UN diplomats feel like they're in a remake of Star Wars. Recorded at UNHQ with our first-ever return guest, or "friend of the pod." Listen apple.co/4ejt5jE or wherever you get your podcasts.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Discover why @richardgowan1.bsky.social, @crisisgroup.org's United Nations expert, says the UN diplomats feel like they're in a remake of Star Wars. Recorded at UNHQ with our first-ever return guest, or "friend of the pod." Listen apple.co/4ejt5jE or wherever you get your podcasts.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
We explore the seismic shifts reshaping global diplomacy with Richard Gowan, @crisisgroup.org's UN expert & our first-ever return guest, or "friend of the pod." Recorded at UNHQ as Trump and Putin spoke, our conversation captures a pivotal moment in international relations. Listen apple.co/4ejt5jE
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Richard Gowan @richardgowan1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
"In an opinion piece that breaks with his usual measured response, Richard Gowan, director of UN affairs at the International Crisis Group in Manhattan, can hardly hide his alarm." genevasolutions.news/global-news/...
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The Capitol rioter surveying international Geneva - Geneva Solutions
Confidential documents reveal the political ideologies of those behind the controversial survey distributed to organisations in Geneva. Meanwhile, unease grows in Geneva, as the UN Refugee Agency cons...
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The Delegates Lounge 🦋 @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
We explore the seismic shifts reshaping global diplomacy with Richard Gowan, @crisisgroup.org UN expert & our first-ever return guest, or "friend of the pod." Recorded at UNHQ as Trump and Putin spoke, our conversation captures a pivotal moment in international relations. Listen apple.co/4ejt5jE
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
The European Union's @kajakallas.bsky.social took questions at the UN Security Council stakeout. She cited the United Nations charter, language that Russia vetoed when Europeans proposed amendments to the recent U.S. resolution on the war in Ukraine.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Stick around to the end of our latest podcast episode with Slovenia's UN Amb. Samuel Zbogar for remarks by Polish Foreign Minister @radek-sikorski.bsky.social at a display of a Shahed drone to UN diplomats on the third annivesary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Listen apple.co/4ejt5jE
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Our latest podcast episode delves into the diplomatic maneuvering at the United Nations, where the U.S. sided with Russia. Hear from Slovenia's UN Ambassador Samuel Zbogar, a Security Council member who worked on the Ukrainian and European resolution. Listen apple.co/4ejt5jE
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Our latest podcast episode delves into the diplomatic maneuvering at the United Nations, where the U.S. sided with Russia. Hear from Slovenia's UN Ambassador Samuel Zbogar, a Security Council member who worked on the Ukrainian and European resolution. Listen apple.co/4ejt5jE
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Célia Belin @celiabelin.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Thank for a great conversation @alextarquinio.bsky.social !
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Secretary Marco Rubio will go on TV tonight and call this a victory. The U.S. got its Security Council resolution on Ukraine; but it did so by voting with Russia, which vetoed the amendments from this morning. The U.K. and France abstained, so the U.S. draft got through. #Ukraine #UkraineWar
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Press Encounter by Betsa Mariana, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, accompanied by co-sponsors of Ukraine's UN General Assembly resolution. #Ukraine #UkraineWar
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The United States is now nearly as isolated as Russia has been over the past three years. #UkraineWar
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The UN General Assembly Hall before votes on competing Ukraine and U.S. draft resolutions. Who would have believed a year ago that I would type that sentence on the three year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine️? #UkraineWar
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, hear @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social exclusive #podcast with Ukraine's UN envoy Sergiy Kyslytsya. We spoke at his UN mission with a backdrop of mannequins in Ukrainian folk dress. Listen on 🍎 apple.co/4ejt5jE or Spotify spoti.fi/3XqG9gf.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, hear @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social exclusive #podcast with Ukraine's UN envoy Sergiy Kyslytsya. We spoke at his UN mission and an event with Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of NY. Listen on 🍎 Podcasts apple.co/4ejt5jE or on Spotify spoti.fi/3XqG9gf.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Hear from Dave Smith, a former Canadian officer who resigned to fight for Ukraine, in our three-part podcast miniseries. Listen to our @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social #podcast on 🍎 Podcasts at apple.co/4ejt5jE or on Spotify spoti.fi/3XqG9gf. Find us wherever you get your podcasts.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
In our exclusive @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social #podcast interview with exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsihanouskaya, she elucidated how she saw the future of Belarus after Lukashenko. Listen on 🍎 Podcasts at apple.co/4ejt5jE or on Spotify spoti.fi/3XqG9gf.
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Chris Taylor @christaylornyc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Check out the podcast of my friend @alextarquinio.bsky.social!
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Explore the turbulent waters of transatlantic relations with @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social podcast guest French political scientist Celia Belin. Hear her perspective on how European capitals are bracing for potentially profound changes in U.S. foreign policy. Listen at the links in our bio.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Well, I think the crystal ball that I used for my @foreignpolicy.com article was pretty clear: The biggest theme of the day was how the CCP would fill any gap left by the U.S. within the UN system. foreignpolicy.com/2025/01/17/u...
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What to Expect at Elise Stefanik’s Confirmation Hearing
The U.N. ambassador-nominee might face questions about Trump’s threats to U.S. allies, relations with Russia on the Security Council, and more.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Winston Churchill made many memorable statements, but he's often credited with things he didn't say. Senator Ricketts just credited Churchill with one by then UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold in one of my previous @foreignpolicy.com articles. foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/02/u...
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The U.N. Security Council’s Default Is Deadlock
Countries have used the body’s impasse over conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine to advance their own interests.
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Happening Now: I've got my Bingo card ready, and I will be watching the Senate confirmation hearing for Elise Stefanik as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to see how clear crystal ball was in my essay for @foreignpolicy.com. You, too, can play along at home!
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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 18/01/2025
Elise Stefanik’s confirmation process is scheduled to begin with a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Jan. 21. J. Alex Tarquinio explains what to expect:
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What to Expect at Elise Stefanik’s Confirmation Hearing
The U.N. ambassador-nominee might face questions about Trump’s threats to U.S. allies, relations with Russia on the Security Council, and more.
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The Delegates Lounge 🦋 @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
So how did you spend the festive season? We spent it creating a new culinary special podcast: Dining with a Dozen Diplomats. The title is self-explanatory, and the episodes are filled with a smorgasbord of recipes. Celebrate the new year by giving it a listen: apple.co/4ejt5jE or spoti.fi/3XqG9gf
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The Delegates Lounge 🦋 @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Hear the third and final episode in our podcast miniseries featuring Dave Smith, a former Canadian officer who resigned to fight for Ukraine. Find The Delegates Lounge wherever you get your podcasts. Link to our playlist on Spotify and Amazon in our bio. Listen at Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4ejt5jE
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The Delegates Lounge 🦋 @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Hear the third and final episode in our podcast miniseries featuring Dave Smith, a former Canadian officer who resigned to fight for Ukraine. Find The Delegates Lounge wherever you get your podcasts. Link to our playlist on Spotify and Amazon in our bio. Listen at Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4ejt5jE
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J. Alex Tarquinio 🦋 @alextarquinio.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the 31st United States envoy to the United Nations, took the stage as she assumed the UN Security Council presidency for the last time in a press briefing brimming with nostalgia.
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The Delegates Lounge 🦋 @thedelegateslounge.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
We're new here in Blue Sky Country! Read the latest by our host @alextarquinio.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com. ⬇️ Listen to our podcast apple.co/4ejt5jE or spoti.fi/3XqG9gf or amzn.to/4d3lGDZ or wherever life takes you!
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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 24/09/2024
As world leaders descend on U.N. headquarters, a Russian gambit on Sunday underscored tensions at the summit, J. Alex Tarquinio reports.
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UNGA Kicks Off Amid Dysfunction
As world leaders descend on U.N. headquarters, a Russian gambit on Sunday underscored tensions at the summit.
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