Security Council Report Podcast

The Penholder System 08.06.2026 28min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Managing Editor Paul Romita and Deputy Manging Editor Dawit Yirga to discuss SCR's latest research report: The Security Council and the Power of the Pen. The conversation explores how the penholder system shapes the Security Council’s drafting process and response to crises, and why it has become a focal point of concern for many member states. It examines growing dissatisfaction among elec...

Power, Process and Participation: Choosing the Next UN Secretary-General 19.05.2026 22min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR’s Executive Director Shamala Kandiah and Senior Policy Analyst Sara Bertotti sit down to discuss some of the highlights of their recently issued research report Power, Process and Participation: The Search for the Next Secretary-General. The report offers an analytically grounded overview of the rules, procedures, and informal practices shaping how the next UN Secretary-General will be selected and appointed. It draws lessons from the 2015/2...

The Security Council in 2025 and the Year Ahead 16.01.2026 22min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Managing Editor Paul Romita to discuss SCR’s latest In Hindsight article: The Security Council in 2025 and the Year Ahead. The conversation explores how deep divisions among Council members shaped responses to major crises. They talk about what statistics reveal about the Council dynamics in 2025 and what could be some of the key challenges ahead in 2026. SCR's January 2026 In Hindsight: Th...

The Search for the Next UN Secretary-General Begins 09.12.2025 25min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Policy Analyst Sara Bertotti sits down with Shamala Kandiah, SCR’s Executive Director, to discuss her latest In Hindsight article: The Search for the Next UN Secretary-General Begins. Drawing on SCR’s coverage of the 2015/2016 selection and appointment process, the discussion reviews the main steps of the process while also touching upon the negotiation of the joint letter issued by the presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council...

The Rise of the A3 in the UN Security Council 08.12.2025 18min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Dawit Yirga, SCR's Deputy Managing Editor, to discuss the key findings from SCR's latest research report on the African members of the Security Council. Research Report - From the Margins to the Center: The Rise of the A3 in the UN Security CouncilFor more info, please see our websiteExplore ways of supporting our work here. Follow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates

Founding SCR: A Conversation with Colin Keating 04.11.2025 18min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR’s Executive Director, Shamala Kandiah, sits down with Colin Keating, the organisation’s founding Executive Director, for a candid conversation about SCR’s beginnings, its founding vision, and the events that shaped its creation. For more info, please see our websiteExplore ways of supporting our work here. Follow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates Episode produced and edited by Vladimir Sesar.

The Increasing Use of Article 51 of the UN Charter and the Security Council 09.10.2025 18min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Mathew Blainey, SCR's Policy Analyst, to discuss his latest In Hindsight article: The Increasing Use of Article 51 of the UN Charter and the Security Council. SCR's October In Hindsight: The Increasing Use of Article 51 of the UN Charter and the Security CouncilFor more info, please see our websiteExplore ways of supporting our work here. Follow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for upda...

The Security Council and the UN80 Initiative—What Lies Ahead? 24.09.2025 11min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Dawit Yirga, SCR's Deputy Managing Editor, to discuss the UN80 Initiative and its implications for the Security Council. SCR's September In Hindsight: The Security Council and the UN80 Initiative—What Lies Ahead?For more info, please see our websiteExplore ways of supporting our work here. Follow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates

A Council in Waiting 26.08.2025 19min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Paul Romita, SCR's Managing Editor, to discuss the year so far in the UN Security Council and the challenges ahead. SCR's August In Hindsight: A Council in WaitingFor more info, please see our websiteFollow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates

The Way Forward for the Children and Armed Conflict Agenda 03.07.2025 24min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Alina Entelis, SCR's Deputy Managing Editor, to discuss the latest developments in the children and armed conflict agenda. SCR's latest Research Report: Children and Armed Conflict: Progression, Regression or Maintenance of the Agenda?July Monthly Forecast In Hindsight: Moving Towards a Second Era of Application of the Tools of the Children and Armed Conflict AgendaSCR’s publications relat...

2025 Security Council Elections 03.06.2025 20min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Paul Romita, SCR's Managing Editor and Dawit Yirga, SCR's Deputy Managing Editor, to discuss SCR's latest research report on 2025 Security Council Elections. SCR's Research Report: 2025 Security Council ElectionsFor more info, please see our websiteFollow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates

Ensuring Effective Peace Operations in an Uncertain World 07.04.2025 14min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Dawit Yirga, SCR's Deputy Managing Editor, to discuss SCR's latest In Hindsight article: "Ensuring Effective Peace Operations in an Uncertain World". SCR's April In Hindsight: Ensuring Effective Peace Operations in an Uncertain WorldApril Monthly ForecastFor more info please see our websiteFollow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates

The 2025 Peacebuilding Review 13.02.2025 14min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Katerina Limenopoulou, SCR's Chief Operating Officer, to discuss SCR's latest In Hindsight article on the 2025 Peacebuilding Review. SCR's February In Hindsight: The 2025 Peacebuilding ReviewFebruary Monthly ForecastFor more info please see our websiteFollow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates

The Security Council in 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025 20.01.2025 26min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Paul Romita, SCR's Managing Editor, to discuss SCR's latest In Hindsight article: The Security Council in 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025. SCR's January In Hindsight: The Security Council in 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025.January Monthly ForecastFor more info please see our websiteFollow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates

UN-AU Cooperation 07.11.2024 20min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with Dawit Yirga, SCR's Deputy Managing Editor, to discuss SCR's latest In Hindsight article on UN-AU Cooperation. SCR's November In Hindsight: UN-AU Cooperation: A Path Toward Networked Multilateralism or Fragmented Responses? November Monthly ForecastFor more info please see our websiteFollow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates

Conversation with Outgoing Executive Director Karin Landgren 04.10.2024 13min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, incoming Executive Director Shamala Kandiah sits down with her predecessor, Karin Landgren, to discuss her latest In Hindsight article on the relevance of the Security Council. SCR's October In Hindsight "Does the Security Council Matter?"October Monthly ForecastFor more info please see our websiteFollow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updates

Sudan 04.09.2024 16min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, Executive Director Karin Landgren sits down with SCR's Policy Analyst Gaurav Redhal to discuss the situation in Sudan. SCR's reporting on SudanSeptember Monthly ForecastSCR's website: https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/ Follow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe for updates: https://bit.ly/3GehzX9

The Geneva Conventions at 75 21.08.2024 12min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, Executive Director Karin Landgren sits down with SCR's Managing Editor, Paul Romita, to discuss the relationship between international humanitarian law and the Security Council in light of the upcoming informal visit of members of the Council to Geneva to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. SCR's August In Hindsight "The Geneva Conventions at 75: Much Work to be Done"August Monthly ForecastFor more info please see our website ...

Security Council Reform 15.08.2024 18min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, Executive Director Karin Landgren sits down with SCR's Managing Editor, Paul Romita, to discuss Security Council reform following the 12 August Council debate hosted by Sierra Leone on "Addressing the historical injustice and enhancing Africa's effective representation in the UN Security Council". SCR's August brief on "Addressing the historical injustice and enhancing Africa’s effective representation in the UN Security Council"August Monthl...

Discussion on the Children and Armed Conflict Agenda 12.07.2024 17min

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, Executive Director Karin Landgren sits down with SCR's Deputy Managing Editor in charge of What’s in Blue, Alina Entelis, to discuss recent developments and trends relating to the children and armed conflict agenda, one of the Security Council’s most developed thematic items. SCR's publications on Children and Armed ConflictJuly Monthly Forecast Follow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe for updates: https://bit.ly/3GehzX9