March 2022: The UAE Grows Up but It's Still Undemocratic

The United Arab Emirates assumes the Security Council presidency in
March at a time when the body finds itself powerless to overcome
Russia's veto and take any real action on Ukraine. We talk with
Emirati Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh as well as Dr. Sanam Vakil,
Deputy Head of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa
Program, about the UAE's foreign policy priorities as Council
president, its abstention on the recent vote to condemn Russia's
invasion of Ukraine, and the relationship among the women
ambassadors on the Council. This was co-host and co-producer
Stéphanie Fillion's last episode of UN-Scripted. We wish her good
luck in her future endeavors. You can keep up with Stéphanie on
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