Joe Biden and the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg November 9, 2020 Joe Biden has a long history with the United Nations. As Vice-President from 2009 to 2017, he was a fixture at the UN Ge...
Protests in Thailand, Explained Mark Leon Goldberg October 30, 2020 On October 14th, something very unusual happened in Thailand when a Royal Motorcade carrying the Queen brushed up agains...
When can we expect a vaccine for COVID-19? How will we ensure that it is safe? The WHO’s Top Scientist Explains Mark Leon Goldberg October 28, 2020 When can we expect a vaccine for COVID-19? How will we ensure that it is safe? Who should be vaccinated first and why? ...
Biological Weapons: Still a Huge Global Threat! Mark Leon Goldberg October 26, 2020 It's the late summer and an unexplained influenza virus is killing international travelers. Researchers quickly identify...
Happy Birthday, UN: What the United Nation’s 75th Anniversary Tells Us About the Future of International Relations and Multilateralism Mark Leon Goldberg October 23, 2020 On October 24, 1945 the San Francisco Treaty that established the United Nations entered into force. The United Nations,...
Giving the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Program Highlights These Links Between Hunger and Conflict Mark Leon Goldberg October 20, 2020 Nobel Peace Prize spotlights the links between hunger and conflict Jessica Eise, Purdue University The 2020 Nobel Pe...
How Protests Against Police Brutality in Nigeria Sparked a Mass Social Movement Mark Leon Goldberg October 19, 2020 In early October a video began to circulate on social media in Nigeria depicting a gruesome act of police brutality. The...
Countries Where Hunger is a Problem, Ranked Joanne Lu October 14, 2020 Overall, the world has made gradual progress toward eliminating hunger over the last two decades, but according to the l...
COVID-19 is Forcing a Reckoning in the Humanitarian Aid Industry Mark Leon Goldberg October 12, 2020 The constellation of UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and local actors that respond when people's lives are ...
