PODCAST: There’s New Evidence of China’s Brutal Repression of its Uighur Population Mark Leon Goldberg August 29, 2018In mid-August the UN's Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said that up to 1 million ethnic Uighu...
Remembering Ambassador Princeton Lyman Mark Leon Goldberg August 28, 2018Ambassador Princeton Lyman passed away last week at the age of 82. He was a widely respected Africa policy expert wh...
American Companies Earn a Handsome Profit from the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg August 27, 2018The United Nations is a boon to American businesses.New research from the Better World Campaign finds that American ...
Europe is in the Midst of its Largest Measles Outbreak in Years — Ukraine is a Big Part of the Problem Alanna Shaikh, MPH August 24, 201841,000 cases of measles have been recorded in Europe as of June. Those are the highest numbers we’ve seen in years. Mea...
A Final Showdown Looms in Syria. The UN Warns it Could be a “Bloodbath” Mark Leon Goldberg August 23, 2018The Syrian war may be entering its final phase. Rebel fighters from various factions are now concentrated in Idlib, ...
A Dam Bursts in Laos — and Unleashes Unexploded American Bombs from the Vietnam War Karen Coates August 22, 2018When the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam burst in southern Laos on July 23, it released 5 billion cubic meters of water that kille...
PODCAST: This is How Nuclear War Breaks Out With North Korea Mark Leon Goldberg August 21, 2018On March 21, 2020 North Korea shoots down a South Korean civilian airliner, mistaking it for a US bomber. This sets...
Kofi Annan could never really be satisfied with the world as it was. He was one of the world’s last great idealists Mark Leon Goldberg August 19, 2018My first meaningful interaction with Kofi Annan was a press conference at the United Nations in September 2005. It was t...
PODCAST: How Dr. Vanessa Kerry Helps Strengthen Health Systems Around the World Mark Leon Goldberg August 16, 2018Dr. Vanessa Kerry is the Co-founder and CEO of Seed Global Health. This is an international NGO that works in five s...
