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 29: Dag Hammarskjöld’s Final Mission, Part II – Dag’s Death
Decoding the Unicorn: The Podcast
35 minutes
4 months ago
Episode 29: Dag Hammarskjöld’s Final Mission, Part II – Dag’s Death
Shortly after midnight on September 18, 1961, Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane went down near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia), cutting short both his life and his final mission to broker peace in the Congo. What was meant to be a daring act of shuttle diplomacy—flying directly into hostile territory to meet Moïse Tshombe—ended instead in fire, wreckage, and unanswered questions. Links: Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2451415/episodes/17810545 David Talbot's book: https://a.co/d/cQTxQl1 ...
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...
