PODCAST: Why the Latest Ebola Outbreak in the DRC is So Dangerous Mark Leon Goldberg October 18, 2018An ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sickened over 200 people and resulted in over 130 deaths as of October 18. It could get worse.What makes this current outbreak so potent...
PODCAST: How The Murder of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi May Reshape International Relations Mark Leon Goldberg October 15, 2018On October 2, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, seeking to retrieve some documents relating to his upcoming wedding. He never came out. Turkish authorities belie...
PODCAST: US Retreat Leaves an “Empty Throne” of Global Leadership Mark Leon Goldberg October 11, 2018My guest today, Ivo Daalder, served as the United States ambassador to NATO under President Obama from 2009 to 2013. He is now the president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and he is the co-author,...
PODCAST: Are Development NGOs Fit for Purpose? Mark Leon Goldberg October 8, 2018My guest today, Nicola Banks, is a lecturer in global urbanism and urban development at the University of Manchester. She has conducted some pioneering research on the role of the NGO sector in global devel...
PODCAST: A Conversation with Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Mark Leon Goldberg October 4, 2018I met Kosovo's foreign minister Behgjet Pacolli in a hotel lobby not far from the United Nations last week, as world leaders gathered in the New York for the annual UN General Assembly.Kosovo is in a un...
PODCAST: How Facebook Abets Rodrigo Duterte’s Drug War in the Philippines Mark Leon Goldberg October 1, 2018If you want a glimpse of a dystopian future in which authoritarian leaders harness the power of social media to carry out human rights abuses and suppress their political opponents, you need to look no furt...
PODCAST: How Better Data Can Fight Global Hunger Mark Leon Goldberg September 26, 2018Every year during UN Week there are a number of substantive and important issues discussed, new initiatives launched and new partnerships formed, typically around some big important global issues. It is a w...
PODCAST: These Stories Will Drive the Agenda at UNGA Mark Leon Goldberg September 20, 2018All eyes turn to the New York and the United Nations as world leaders gather for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, better known UNGA. This is always the busiest week of the diplomatic ca...
When UN Peacekeeping Works: The Story of the United Nations Mission in Liberia Mark Leon Goldberg September 17, 2018In this special episode of Global Dispatches Podcast, we are bringing you the story of how UN Peacekeepers partnered with the people and government of Liberia to help transform the country from one of the b...
