During his visit to the UN in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese re-declared Australia’s bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2029–30. But winning a seat on the world’s apex body is not assured, and the Council itself is facing a crisis of confidence. The Lowy Institute’s Ryan Neelam speaks with former Australian Ambassador to the UN Gary Quinlan AO about the state of the Security Council today, the case for Australia’s bid, and the impact Australia could have on global peace and security as an elected member.

During his visit to the UN in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese re-declared Australia&rsquo;s bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2029&ndash;30. But winning a seat on the world&rsquo;s apex body is not assured, and the Council itself is facing a crisis of confidence. The Lowy Institute&rsquo;s Ryan Neelam speaks with former Australian Ambassador to the UN <a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGary_Quinlan&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cshayes%40lowyinstitute.org%7C128de8867e4347e1a17108de15bd5612%7C1fb32338ad1940db98fdc701f150c316%7C0%7C0%7C638972100085961385%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZN83zh9pJq0mdHqUTzaj7jNDEX8MV7YFBv0hmFy8OQ4%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-outlook-id="8bdf57ad-7a20-4478-81ff-9fc5973eaa0e">Gary Quinlan AO</a>&nbsp;about the state of the Security Council today, the case for Australia&rsquo;s bid, and the impact Australia could have on global peace and security as an elected member.

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.  

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

Lowy Institute Conversations

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations — a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations &mdash; a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world&rsquo;s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

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