Is Russia About to Invade Ukraine? (Again?) Mark Leon Goldberg December 2, 2021 Over the last few weeks, Russian military forces have been massing on the border of Ukraine. This has prompted widespread concern that Russia may once again seek to invade Ukraine. Back in 2014, Russian forc...
Can Cryptocurrency Accelerate Global Development? Mark Leon Goldberg November 29, 2021 Some of the most innovative cryptocurrency projects today are being built in the developing world -- and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular -- to address real-world obstacles to economic development and achievin...
Senator Chris Coons Discusses The Ethiopia Crisis and U.S. Policy | Live from the Halifax International Security Forum Mark Leon Goldberg November 24, 2021 U.S. Senator Chris Coons is one of Congress's leading voices shaping U.S. policy on Africa. For many years he was the top Democrat in the Senate Sub-committee on Africa and earlier this year, President Biden ta...
Can The Iran Nuclear Deal Be Saved? Mark Leon Goldberg November 22, 2021 When Joe Biden came to office the Iran Nuclear Dead was on life support. Known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, the Obama-era deal lifted US and UN sanctions on Iran in return f...
Introducing…The 2021 Halifax International Security Forum Mark Leon Goldberg November 18, 2021 The Halifax International Security Forum is a major annual meeting dedicated to fostering closer ties among the world's democracies. The Forum is organized by HFX, an independent public policy organi...
Was COP26 a Success? Mark Leon Goldberg November 15, 2021 The major United Nations climate conference known as COP26, went into overtime in Glasgow, Scotland. But on Saturday, November 13th agreement was reached on the text of an outcome document. The document was ...
How Climate Change Threatens Maternal and Fetal Health Mark Leon Goldberg November 9, 2021 The piece is written by Cara Korte for CBS News and is made available to UN Dispatch readers as part Covering Climate Now's Special COP26 reporting. World leaders will turn their focus to gender Tuesday at ...
Why Is There Still a UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus, 50 Years Later? Mark Leon Goldberg November 8, 2021 The UN Peacekeeping Mission in Cyprus was first established 1964 to prevent communal violence between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities. Ten years later, in 1974, the mission expanded further --...
Madagascar is Experiencing The World’s First Climate Change Induced Famine Mark Leon Goldberg November 4, 2021 Famine is almost always associated with armed conflict. As a consequence of civil war, Yemen and Ethiopia today are facing acute food emergencies In Madagascar there is no war, yet thousands of people in the...
