War Crimes and Ethnic Cleansing Were Committed Against the Rohingya of Myanmar. They Deserve Justice. But How? Mark Leon Goldberg August 15, 2019In August 2017, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar fled across the border to Bangladesh. The Rohingya are a minority population that have long faced discrimination by the Buddhist Bur...
Remembering the Yazidi Genocide, Five Years On Mark Leon Goldberg August 12, 2019In the summer of 2014, ISIS forces swept through parts of Iraq that were home to the Yazidi people. This is an ethnic minority that has lived in northwestern Iraq for centuries -- and suddenly they were under a...
Ben Rhodes Discusses Aung San Suu Kyi’s Fall From Grace as a Human Rights Icon Mark Leon Goldberg August 8, 2019When Ben Rhodes first met Aung San Suu Kyi she exuded the all traits that made her such an international icon for human rights and democracy. The year was 2012, and Ben Rhodes, who was the deputy national secur...
Drought in the Horn of Africa is Threatening 15 Million People Mark Leon Goldberg August 5, 2019The Horn of Africa region, which includes parts of Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, is experiencing a severe drought. This region has been particularly vulnerable to droughts in recent years--but the situation this s...
Ethiopia is in the Midst of a Rapid Democratic Renewal. Can It Succeed? Mark Leon Goldberg August 1, 2019Ethiopia's political scene is changing. Since taking office in April 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accelerated a process of political opening, including a greater freedom of press, the release of politica...
Chennai, India is Facing an Unprecedented Water Shortage Mark Leon Goldberg July 29, 2019One of the largest cities in India is running out of water. Is this our climate future?Monsoons typically provide the bulk of water for Chennai, which is one of the largest cities in India. It is on the sou...
The Trump Administration’s Assault on Refugees and Asylum Seekers Enters a New Phase Mark Leon Goldberg July 25, 2019Since taking office the Trump administration has taken unprecedented steps to sharply reduce both the number of refugees who are resettled in the United States and also the number of people who can claim asylum...
How North Korea Smuggles Luxury Cars and Evades Sanctions Mark Leon Goldberg July 22, 2019North Korea is under the world's most stringent set of international sanctions. This includes, since 2006, a ban on exporting of luxury goods to North Korea. So how is it that Kim Jong Un has amassed fleet of h...
A Progress Report on the Sustainable Development Goals Mark Leon Goldberg July 18, 2019Four years ago, in 2015, the world adopted the Sustainable Development Goals. These are 17 goals around improving health, welfare and the environment that members of the United Nations agreed to achieve by 2030...
