Why Municipal Elections in Turkey Have Global Significance Mark Leon Goldberg July 8, 2019When Reccep Tayyep Erdogan's party the AKP won a landslide victory in Turkey's 2002 general elections he became a very different kind of Turkish leader from his predecessors, who were avowedly secular.For a...
What Political Science Can Teach Us About the World Cup and World Peace Mark Leon Goldberg July 3, 2019The US Women's National Soccer Team's run in this year's World Cup is one for the history books.But do sporting events like this contribute to world peace?It turns out that political science has somethi...
What’s Next Between the United States and Iran? Mark Leon Goldberg July 1, 2019Events are unfolding rapidly between the United States and Iran. At time of recording, it was reported that Trump ordered and then called off a military strike against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U...
Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher — Podcast Interview Mark Leon Goldberg June 27, 2019Representative Mike Gallagher is a rising star in Republican foreign policy circles. The 35- year-old congressman represents the eighth district of Wisconsin, which includes the city of Green Bay. He was first ...
Better Know Kelly Craft, Donald Trump’s Pick as US Ambassador to the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg June 24, 2019Donald Trump's pick to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations is unlike any other previous nominee for the US-UN role. Kelly Knight Craft currently serves as the US Ambassador to Canada, a ...
How the World is Responding to the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mark Leon Goldberg June 20, 2019According to the latest estimates from the World Health Organization, an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 1400 people. This makes it the second worst ebola outbreak in histo...
The Hong Kong Protests Mark Leon Goldberg June 16, 2019The protests in Hong Kong represent a key turning point for China, Hong Kong, and the world.Hong Kong is in the midst of the most significant protest movement since China assumed sovereignty in 1997. These...
The Sudan Crisis Has Reached A Key Infection Point Mark Leon Goldberg June 13, 2019Sudan is at a crossroads. In April, popular protests in Khartoum lead to the ouster of the country's longtime ruler, Omar al Bashir. He was toppled in a coup by military leaders. But the peaceful protests did ...
The Persecution of Christians in Iraq Mark Leon Goldberg June 10, 2019In 2003, before the US invasion of Iraq, there were an estimated 1.2 million Christians living there. Today, that number is less than 250,000 -- an eighty percent drop in less than two decades.If this trend...
