Season One
Hunted By Assassins, Ambassador Goes Rogue
Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations , Kyaw Moe Tun, watched his country erupt after the military coup on the morning of February 1, 2021. When the time came for Kyaw Moe Tun to brief the UN General Assembly on the situation in his home country, he faced a choice, one that impacted his own safety, and his family’s: Will he speak to the world?
Trump’s Strike
Former Director of Communications in the Trump White House and former Press Secretary for the Department of Defense, Alyssa Farah, joined the One Decision to discuss her insider perspective on the decisions leading up to the Soleimani strike, the choices she made in how to communicate the event itself and the controversy surrounding the over 100 cases of American troops reported to have suffered brain injuries following the attack.
Who Gets to Get the Olympics
Former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, Richard Pound, describes the decision made to have China host the Olympic Winter Games, which is no small feat. In his own words, “More than half the people on the face of the planet will experience these games. You're measuring audiences in the billions.”
Trapped In the Middle
Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Cathy Ashton, takes us back to the moment when she has to negotiate between Serbia and Kosovo, both reeling and haunted from a brutal war, both seeking membership in the European Union. Cathy’s decision on a very complicated issue, is, in short, how to approach this.
Me vs North Korea's Nukes
American diplomat and scholar and former Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs for the U.S, Robert Galluci, played the role of chief negotiator for the United States during the North Korean Nuclear Crisis in 1994. Working with North Korean diplomats, he aimed to reach nuclear nonproliferation and establish security amid the crisis. In this episode, Robert describes the moment President Carter goes on TV and announces that they have a deal -- incorrectly reflecting the status of negotiations, and placing Robert and his team in a position in which they have to navigate tension within their own government, and now extract more from North Korea to match the announced deal.