{"podcast":{"title":"Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters","slug":"global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314","podcast_index_feed_id":1060314,"rss_url":"https://undispatch.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.globaldispatches.org/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/9/a/7/c9a7a5a9fa3f6a5227a2322813b393ee/gloaaldispath.jpg","author":"Global Dispatches","episode_count":1169,"summary":"The longest running independent international affairs podcast features in-depth interviews with policymakers, journalists and experts around the world who discuss global news, international relations, global development and key trends driving world affairs. Named by The Guardian as \"a podcast to make you smarter,\" Global Dispatches is a podcast for people who crave a deeper understanding of international news.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T08:20:50.304960+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314"},"episode":{"title":"Inside the (Flawed) Push at the Security Council to Reopen Hormuz | To Save Us From Hell","slug":"inside-the-flawed-push-at-the-security-council-to-reopen-hormuz-to-save-us-from-hell","published_at":"2026-05-06T17:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314/inside-the-flawed-push-at-the-security-council-to-reopen-hormuz-to-save-us-from-hell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314","url":"https://undispatch.libsyn.com/inside-the-flawed-push-at-the-security-council-to-reopen-hormuz-to-save-us-from-hell","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/undispatch/TSUFH_E59_05052026_GD_MIX.mp3?dest-id=125334","summary":"The Security Council is weighing yet another U.S.-backed resolution on the Strait of Hormuz that is probably doomed from the start. In this first segment of To Save Us From Hell, Anjali and Mark explain the flawed logic behind this latest effort to return the Strait to its status quo ante bellum. Then, Mark discusses what he learned covering the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, underway at the UN — the major multilateral nuclear security gathering that happens every five years. Finally, Anjali and Mark consider the latest American effort to withhold money it already owes to the UN — threatening to plunge the organization into an even deeper fiscal crisis. The full episode is available to paying subscribers. https://www.globaldispatches.org/40PercentOff","meta_description":"The Security Council is weighing yet another U.S.-backed resolution on the Strait of Hormuz that is probably doomed from the start. In this first segment…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1159,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314/episodes/inside-the-flawed-push-at-the-security-council-to-reopen-hormuz-to-save-us-from-hell/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters-1060314/inside-the-flawed-push-at-the-security-council-to-reopen-hormuz-to-save-us-from-hell.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}