The White House Turns to the UN to Fight ISIS’ Re-Emergence in Syria. (But Denies it the Funding to Do So) Mark Leon Goldberg April 4, 2018The White House sought to address some confusion over President Trump's suggestion yesterday that American troops should...
It’s Been Four Months Since Robert Mugabe’s Ouster. Has Zimbabwe Changed for the Better? Mako Muzenda April 3, 201824 November 2017 was an electrifying day for Zimbabweans. For the first time in 30 years, they would have a new presiden...
Podcast: Bangladeshi Immigrant Rais Bhuiyan Survived a Hate Crime and Fought to Save from Execution the Man Who Shot Him Mark Leon Goldberg April 2, 2018On September 21, 2001, Rais Bhuiyan was working behind the counter at a gas station outside Dallas, Texas when a ma...
The UN Agency That Provides Humanitarian Relief for Palestinian Refugees is Facing a Crisis Mark Leon Goldberg March 30, 2018The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA, is facing a crisis. This is the humanitarian agency that...
The Trump Administrations Wants to Save Money at the UN. But At What Cost? Mark Leon Goldberg March 29, 2018At the Security Council yesterday, Nikki Haley announced that the United States would pay no more than 25% of the cost o...
What John Bolton’s Ascension to the Most Important US Foreign Policy Position Means for the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg March 28, 2018Of course, you likely know John Bolton's quip about lobbing off the top ten floors of UN headquarters in New York. He's...
Podcast: The Wanjira Mathai Interview Mark Leon Goldberg March 27, 2018Wanjira Mathai is a Kenyan environmental and civic leader. She is the chair of the Wangari Mathai Foundation, which ...
The Commission on the Status of Women Has Concluded. What was accomplished? A UN Dispatch Q and A Coby Jones March 25, 2018The 62nd annual Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) concluded at the United Nations in New York City last week. Tens...
I’ve been covering John Bolton Since 2005. Here’s what I have learned Mark Leon Goldberg March 23, 2018This is an excerpt from a piece I wrote for The Daily Beast I first started covering John Bolton in 2005. At the tim...
