Elaine Sciolino, Journalist; ModeratorThe first American and the first woman journalist to interview Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Paris and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran, she covered the Iranian revolution, the hostage crisis, the Iran--Iraq war from both sides of the border, and Iran's nuclear program. From 2015 to 2017,…
The United Nations remains one of the world’s most influential multilateral institutions, operating across a wide range of thematic areas peace and security, development, human rights, climate change, education, health and humanitarian assistance. For many students and young graduates, building a career at the United Nations or…
The UN Security Council’s 1267/1988 Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has, for more than twenty-five years, played a central role in supporting the Council’s counter-terrorism sanctions regimes related to Al-Qaida, ISIL/Da’esh, and the Taliban. Mandated to monitor compliance with sanctions measures, including…
With the New START Treaty between the United States and Russia set to expire in February 2026 and no successor in sight, the world is sliding into a nuclear environment with degraded transparency, few limits on strategic offensive arms, and brittle crisis communications. Add the spread of rapidly evolving emerging technologies,…
