A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as President of the 69th session of the Assembly. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard
Edouard Morton, SCMP: From North Korea to the Rohingya crisis to Trump’s debut speech: all you need to know about the UN General Assembly
The annual gathering of world leaders has brought with it some memorable moments, and this year is set to be no different
The UN will hold the 72nd session of its General Assembly from Monday amid a tense geopolitical landscape riddled by a multitude of crises – from North Korea’s nuclear threat to the plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar, Islamic terrorism and global warming.
With such a jam-packed agenda of issues to wrap your head around, here’s a rundown of the much anticipated meeting, and a look back at some of the most memorable moments from past events.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 18, 2017
Trump and the United Nations: Reform or Die? -- Zalmay Khalilzad, National Interest
Twitter Man vs. Rocket Man -- Susan B. Glasser, Politico
How North Korea evades UN sanctions -- Liu Zhen, SCMP
America May Push Iran Into Becoming the Next Nuclear Crisis -- Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest
What's Controversial About a Kurdistan Referendum? -- Heather Murdock, VOA
Moment of glory? Kurdish referenda in Iraq, Syria explained -- Sami Moubayed, Asia Times
The Tragedy of Aung San Suu Kyi -- Syed Munir Khasru, Project Syndicate
Back on the Playground: Returning to Iraq, Eight Years Later -- Scott Cooper, War on the Rocks
Why are Afghan militants targeting aid workers? -- Masood Saifullah, DW
Libya’s Oil Recovery Over a Barrel -- Reed Blakemore & Elissa Miller, RCW
Merkel Can't Lead Germany, Much Less the Free World -- Alex Berezow, National Interest
Labor reform in France’s Macron economy -- John Lloyd, Reuters
The Austrian threat to EU unity -- Mike Scrafton, The Strategist
Russia Blends Cyber Attacks with Information War -- Stefan Meister, Cipher Brief
Facebook, Compromised: How Russia Manipulated U.S. Voters -- Sophia Porotsky, Global Security Review
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