United Nations headquarters in New York is abuzz with rumors about the organization's future leadership. The race to replace Ban Ki-moon as secretary-general next year is entering its final straightaway, but it looks like there will be some serious twists before it is complete. Meanwhile, big powers including China and Russia are allegedly looking to secure top jobs in the next secretary-general's team. That could make the U.N. a rather less Western institution than it has been since the end of the Cold War.
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