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Professor Randall Stone on the UN's 80th Anniversary: Enduring Influence and Future Challenges

October 20, 2025

As the United Nations celebrates its 80th anniversary, Skalny Center Director Professor Randall Stone offers his expert perspective on this pivotal moment in international relations.

In a comprehensive interview with the University of Rochester News Center, Professor Stone—an expert on international institutions—examines the UN's complex legacy since 1945. He discusses how the organization has successfully "reduced frictions" that might otherwise prevent cooperation among its 193 member states, while also acknowledging its significant limitations.

The interview explores whether the UN can continue to matter in an era of intensifying US-China tensions, a resurgent Russia, and planetary crises such as climate change and pandemics. Professor Stone's analysis is both clear-eyed about the challenges and optimistic about the necessity of multilateral cooperation.

Read the full interview.

Annual Polish Film Festival returns to Rochester

October 31, 2023

Polish Film Festival Part II starts Tuesday, November 8

November 7, 2022

Fox Rochester: Polish Film Festival returns to Dryden Theatre

November 9, 2021

WROC TV: Polish Film Festival returns to The Little and Dryden Theatres

November 3, 2021

Polish Film Festival: The movies you otherwise wouldn’t see in Rochester

April 7, 2021

Polish Film Festival goes virtual

April 6, 2021

Polish Film Festival provides insights from abroad

November 4, 2019

20th Anniversary of Poland Accession to NATO: Video Conference

March 19, 2019

Fox News Polish Film Festival Interview

November 9, 2018