Ep. 14: Royalty, Brexit, Abbas, and Kushner: Belgium Presides Over a Busy Security Council Agenda

This month, A royal family comes to the UN, and it’s not Meghan and
Harry on their first North American tour after Megxit. It’s the
royal family of Belgium, making their first ever appearance before
the UN Security Council. But that's not the only exciting event
Belgian Ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve has on the agenda
for Belgium's presidency this month. In an exclusive interview, he
opens up about his diplomatic experience, the European perspective
on Brexit, and Belgium's top priorities in the Council. What we're
watching: how US President Trump's Middle East Peace Plan plays out
among the Council members as Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud
Abbas the plan's architect (and President Trump's son-in-law) Jared
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