A Fresh Approach to Peace in the Middle East Mark Leon Goldberg February 4, 2021 At the very end of 2020 Congress passed an Omnibus Appropriations bill to fund the US Federal Government for the next fiscal year. Tucked into this massive appropriations package is a novel approach to peace-bu...
Crisis in the Central African Republic Mark Leon Goldberg February 1, 2021 The security and humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic has rapidly deteriorated over the last several weeks. An alliance of rebel groups backing the former president Francois Bozize have cap...
Nigeria, the Most Populous Country in Africa, is Desperate for COVID-19 Vaccines Mark Leon Goldberg January 25, 2021 Nigeria has a population of over 200 million people. It is the largest country in Africa -- about one in every six people in Africa live in Nigeria. The country is now in the midst of a second wave of COVID ...
A Violent and Fraught Election in Uganda Leaves Challenger Bobi Wine Under House Arrest Mark Leon Goldberg January 21, 2021 On January 14th, Uganda held national elections for president and parliament. The incumbent was the 76-year-old Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since 1986. His main challenger was a 38-year-old music star...
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Becomes International Law Mark Leon Goldberg January 19, 2021 A treaty to ban the use of nuclear weapons becomes international law on January 22, 2021. This is the date the treaty will enter into force, having secured the requisite number of ratifications from countries a...
The Siege of the US Capitol and the Future of US Foreign Policy Mark Leon Goldberg January 13, 2021 The insurrection on January 6 in Washington, D.C. painfully exposed to all that a country that ostensibly seeks to promote democracy around the world has a violent anti-democratic underbelly -- and this anti-de...
What the Criminal Conviction of Saudi Women’s Rights Activist Loujan al-Hathloul Says About the Future of Saudi Arabia Mark Leon Goldberg January 11, 2021 Loujan al-Hathloul is a 31 year old Saudi women's rights activist currently in jail. She was first arrested in a protest advocating for right of women to drive and has been imprisoned by Saudi authorities since...
Mozambique is Experiencing a Surge of Violence as Crisis Worsens in Cabo Delgado Region Mark Leon Goldberg January 7, 2021 There is a worsening Jihadist insurgency in a province in Northern Mozambique called Cabo Delgado. The insurgency began in 2017, but in recent weeks the fighting has intensified substantially. Over half a mill...
How the United States Can Strengthen UN Peacekeeping and Support International Peace and Security Mark Leon Goldberg January 4, 2021 One of the most visible tools of international cooperation on peace and security are UN Peacekeepers -- Blue Helmets. Since the advent of UN Peacekeeping in the late 1940s, the institution of UN Peacekeeping an...
