Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira

Tradition dictates that the first country to address the UN GA every year is Brazil, which is at loggerheads with the US over the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro - a staunch ally of Donald Trump. While the US president made some positive remarks about his new Brazilian counterpart, he criticized the country, saying it was doing "poorly." Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira joins the show. Also on today's show: Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon; Columbia University history professor Adam Tooze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices