“It’s Really Worrying Right Now.” An Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is NOT Under Control Mark Leon Goldberg March 24, 2019The second worst Ebola outbreak in history is currently unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since August last year there have been nearly 1,000 confirmed cases and over 600 deaths.The DRC is a ve...
Why Snakebites are a Global Health Problem Mark Leon Goldberg March 21, 2019Getting bitten by a poisonous snake is not just an individual injury -- rather it is now recognized as a global health hazard. The World Health Organization estimates that between 80,000 and 136,000 people die...
UN Correspondent Chat, With Carole Landry of AFP Mark Leon Goldberg March 18, 2019Today's episode is the second installment of the new series "UN Correspondent Chat." As the name suggests, this series includes wide ranging conversations with in-house reporters at the United Nations who discu...
CNN’s Clarissa Ward Spent 36 Hours With the Taliban. This is What She Learned Mark Leon Goldberg March 14, 2019I caught up with CNN's Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward not long after she returned from reporting inside Taliban controlled territory in Afghanistan. She is one of the only western journalists t...
The “Remain in Mexico” Policy is Failing Asylum Seekers at the Southern US Border Mark Leon Goldberg March 11, 2019In late January, the Trump administration began a pilot program on the border between Tijuana and San Diego in which migrants who claim asylum are sent back to wait in Mexico as their asylum claims are processe...
Is Algeria on the Verge of an “Arab Spring” Moment? Mark Leon Goldberg March 6, 2019For the past several weeks Algeria has been rocked by mass protests that harken to the Arab Spring. The protests are peaceful and enjoy wide support among diverse sections of Algerians -- and they could bring d...
North Korea: What’s Next For Nuclear Diplomacy After the Trump-Kim Summit Ends in Failure Mark Leon Goldberg March 4, 2019No agreement was reached on North Korea's nuclear weapons during a highly touted summit between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The two men met for two days in Hanoi, Vietnam but left empty-ha...
A Crisis in Kashmir Threatens War Between India and Pakistan Mark Leon Goldberg February 27, 2019Tensions are rapidly escalating between India and Pakistan, following a suicide bombing in India controlled Kashmir that killed scores of Indian security forces. In retaliation, India bombed what it called ...
How “Energy Poverty” Is Stifling Job Growth in the Developing World Mark Leon Goldberg February 25, 2019Energy Poverty conventionally refers to the lack of household electricity. Over 1 billion people live without reliable sources of electricity -- but a new group seeks to change how we think about energy poverty...
