I think everyone has an "I.G.Y." moment when they're young and then an "End of the Innocence" moment later. My "I.G.Y." moment was when the Berlin Wall came down. My "End of the Innocence" moment was 9/11. This time of the year, as we careen into the holiday season, it's important to remember that peace is possible. So are reconciliation and reunion. These were ideals that Dag espoused and they are as important now as ever. *** Subscribe to my weekly newsletter, The Unicorn Dispat...
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I think everyone has an "I.G.Y." moment when they're young and then an "End of the Innocence" moment later. My "I.G.Y." moment was when the Berlin Wall came down. My "End of the Innocence" moment was 9/11. This time of the year, as we careen into the holiday season, it's important to remember that peace is possible. So are reconciliation and reunion. These were ideals that Dag espoused and they are as important now as ever. *** Subscribe to my weekly newsletter, The Unicorn Dispat...
Episode 28: Dag Hammarskjöld’s Final Mission, Part I - Into the Fire of the Congo Crisis
Decoding the Unicorn: The Podcast
42 minutes
4 months ago
Episode 28: Dag Hammarskjöld’s Final Mission, Part I - Into the Fire of the Congo Crisis
September 1961. UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld boards a plane into one of the most dangerous conflicts on earth: the Congo Crisis. Independence had unleashed chaos—rebellion, assassination, mercenaries, foreign powers all clawing for control of a nation rich in minerals and rife with instability. In the middle stood Hammarskjöld, trying to hold the line for peace while the Cold War raged around him. This episode sets the stage for his final journey. The stakes, the players, the madness...
Decoding the Unicorn: The Podcast
I think everyone has an "I.G.Y." moment when they're young and then an "End of the Innocence" moment later. My "I.G.Y." moment was when the Berlin Wall came down. My "End of the Innocence" moment was 9/11. This time of the year, as we careen into the holiday season, it's important to remember that peace is possible. So are reconciliation and reunion. These were ideals that Dag espoused and they are as important now as ever. *** Subscribe to my weekly newsletter, The Unicorn Dispat...
