The United Nations is in the process of finding its next Secretary General, and following a secretive poll of the 15 Security Council members, we'll be getting to grips with who the front runners are, and discuss this with Richard Nelms, the deputy director of the United Nations Association UK.
An announcement is due to be made in a matter of days over the potential full ban of the Russian Olympic team from competing in the upcoming Olympic games in Rio. We talk with Stephen Wagg, Professor of Politics and International Sport at Leeds Beckett University.
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