Author Alexandra Van Dine

Alexandra Van Dine

Alexandra Van Dine is a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow with the Nuclear Threat Initiative, where she works on issues of nuclear materials security and nonproliferation. A graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, she hails from the Boston area.

5 Things About the IAEA That May Surprise You

Alexandra Van Dine

July 15, 2015

Ed note. A nuclear deal with Iran has been struck! This post originally appeared in April, after the framework agreement was signed which lead to yesterday's diplomatic breakthrough. The International Ato...

5 Big Nuclear Security Challenges Beyond Iran

Alexandra Van Dine

March 19, 2015

Ed note. I'm pleased to welcome Alexandra Van Dine to UN Dispatch! The prospect of a nuclear deal with Iran has dominated news coverage, and the world is watching closely as diplomats work round the clock t...

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Why February 3rd, 2021 Marked the Beginning of the End of the Covid-19 Pandemic Worldwide

For the First Time the UN’s Human Development Index Ranks Countries by their “Planetary Pressures”

New Poll: How Americans in All 50 States View the United Nations

Vaccine Multilateralism Gets a Shot in the Arm

Why Does the USA Admit So Few Refugees from Syria?

This Video of a Refugee Boy With a Golden Voice Is Going Viral

9 Stories that will Drive the Global Agenda in 2018

A UN Official (Correctly) Calls Trump’s New Travel Ban “Collective Punishment”

The Supreme Court Just Blocked Vetted Refugees from Starting a New Life in the United States

It’s Not Just Syria. A Record Number of Refugees Are Fleeing from New Conflicts.

PHOTOS: Inside the World’s Largest Humanitarian Relief Depot

How to Win the Nobel Peace Prize -- A Juror Explains

After a Coup and Amid Major Protests, Myanmar Slides Deeper into Crisis

An Historic Moment in the Fight Against COVID Shows Why Cold Chains Are Key to Global Health and Development

The Conflict in Yemen Takes A Dangerous New Turn

Why Some Countries Just Can’t Quit Coal

What’s Next for the US In Afghanistan?

How the Biden-Harris Administration Can Seize this Moment in Climate Diplomacy

PHOTOS: Inside the World's Largest Humanitarian Relief Depot

Five Powerful Photos from South Sudan

PHOTO ESSAY: Struggles, Hopes and Fears of Women in Nepal, One Year After the Earthquake

Here's What Happens When the World's Most Renowned Photographers Capture the Refugee Crisis

This Giant Mural in Oakland, California Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations

The UN's Hurt Locker

This Amazingly Resiliant 13-Year-Old-Girl Escaped Violence in the Central African Republic

A UN Video to Remind the World That Civilians are #NotATarget

VIDEO: A BBC Journalist Snuck Into Yemen To Report on the Worst Humanitarian Crisis

WATCH: UN Secretary General Invokes Physics to Explain Why American Leadership is Necessary for World Order

WATCH: Rarely Seen Footage from the Conflict in the Central African Republic

Famine, Explained (VIDEO)

VIDEO: There is more plastic in the sea, than stars in the galaxy

5 Things About the IAEA That May Surprise You

5 Big Nuclear Security Challenges Beyond Iran