What We Can Learn From UN Legend U Thant

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Despite the joy and celebration for people across the Middle East at the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the United Nations, once seen as the world's best hope for peace, is increasingly paralyzed. U Thant was its Secretary General and played a pivotal role in ending the many international crises of that time. His grandson, renowned historian Thant Myint U, joins the show to talk about his new book "Peacemaker" and what today's leaders can learn from his grandfather. Also on today's show: Werner Herzog, Author, "The Future of Truth"; Arundhati Roy, Author, "Mother Mary Comes to Me" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.3	Despite a ceasefire in the Middle East, institutions stumble in the face of other wars,
0:43.3	learning from a golden era of diplomacy and a true peacemaker, youth fan.
0:48.3	His grandson, historian Phantminu, joins me.
0:52.3	Then...
0:53.3	Fake news are spreading very, very fast and they are omnipresent.
0:58.0	And by the way, the latent lies, we have measured it, spread five times as fast as something that's true.
1:07.0	In this age of disinformation, legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog tells me why we must never stop fighting for the truth.
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