The Number of Refugee Children Out of School is Increasing at an Alarming Rate Mark Leon Goldberg September 21, 2017Amid all the pageantry, hoopla and media circus that is UN week in New York there is always some interesting and substantive work being done on important global issues. Sometimes these issues are not on top...
Is the Trump Administration Learning to Love UN Peacekeeping? Mark Leon Goldberg September 20, 2017Yesterday, in an otherwise bellicose and nationalist speech, President Donald Trump did single out UN Peacekeeping as a worthy endeavor of the United Nations. "I want to salute the work of the United Nations i...
6 Takeaways from Donald Trump’s (extremely bellicose) speech to the United Nations General Assembly Mark Leon Goldberg September 19, 20171) War is more likely than it was before his speech This was the first time that I can recall a US president threatening to destroy a country from the podium of the United Nations. Belittling Kim Jong Un as "r...
20 Years Ago Today, Ted Turner Announced his $1 Billion Gift to the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg September 18, 2017On September 18, 1997 Ted Turner stunned an audience gathered at a United Nations Association gala dinner. He was there to accept UNA's "Global Leadership Award" for his advocacy worldwide. Without prior notic...
Donald Trump’s First Meeting at the United Nations is About UN Reform. Here’s What That Means Mark Leon Goldberg September 18, 2017Donald Trump’s debut at the United Nations comes one day before his speech to the General Assembly. On Monday, Trump is playing host to a high level meeting on United Nations reform. He is there to lend his sup...
5 Stories to Follow for UN Week Mark Leon Goldberg September 17, 20171) Donald Trump’ Unpredictability Sets the Tone Every UNGA has its sideshows. In past years, this has included things like Muammar Gaddafi’s rambling 125 minute speech; Hugo Chavez suggesting George W. Bush w...
PODCAST: What to Expect from Donald Trump’s Debut at the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg September 17, 2017 World leaders gather at the United Nations this week for the annual summit at the United Nations General Assembly. This is always one of the big highlights of the international diplomatic calendar and it will...
PODCAST: The Rohingya of Myanmar are victims of an ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing. What can stop it? Mark Leon Goldberg September 14, 2017Nearly 400,000 ethnic Rohingya have fled Myanmar across the border to Bangladesh. That number is increasing by the day. Those who have fled have relayed stories of horrific violence being inflicted against...
The UN Just Slapped New Sanctions on North Korea. Here’s How These Sanctions Are Different Mark Leon Goldberg September 11, 2017The Security Council has unanimously passed a new series of sanctions on North Korea over it's unrelenting quest to bolster its nuclear capabilities. The newest sanctions comes about 10 days after North Korea c...
