Issued on: 23/04/2026 - 08:59Modified: 23/04/2026 - 09:25

Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Dr. Alexandra Novosseloff, Associate Research Fellow at the Thucydides Centre of Paris II Panthéon-Assas University. According to Dr. Novosseloff, the UN is a living reflection of the geopolitical tensions that shape our world. In assessing the current race for Secretary-General, she focuses less on individual personalities and more on the structural constraints that define the role itself. The Secretary-General operates within a system driven by competing state interests, where leadership is less about authority and more about navigation.

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