The COVID Death of Burundi Ruler, Pierre Nkurunziza Mark Leon Goldberg July 2, 2020 How will Burundi move forward? The longtime ruler of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, died suddenly on June 8th, quite possibly from COVID-19. This would make him the first serving world leader to succumb to the vi...
Global Health and the Future We Want — A UN 75 Consultation Mark Leon Goldberg June 29, 2020 Part 3: A Consultation about Global Health The United Nations turns 75 year this year. Rather than celebrate with a diamond jubilee, the United Nations is instead embarking on a listening tour. The UN is seeki...
A Dramatic Turn of Events in the Libya Conflict Mark Leon Goldberg June 25, 2020 The civil war in Libya is to a large extent a proxy war pitting some major global rivals against each other. On one side of the conflict is the UN-backed government in Tripoli, known as the Government of Nation...
How Big Data and New Technologies Can Advance Climate Security Mark Leon Goldberg June 22, 2020 How can data and novel technologies be put to better use in the service of peace building, resilience, and other aspects of climate security? In part two of the Climate Security Series, produced in partnership ...
How the Black Lives Matter Movement Went Global Mark Leon Goldberg June 18, 2020 The Black Lives Matter movement has spread quickly around the world. Over the last several weeks, there have been BLM demonstrations in nearly every major city in Europe. Tens of thousands of people showed up ...
Climate Change and the Future We Want — A UN 75 Consultation Mark Leon Goldberg June 15, 2020 Part 2: A Consultation about Climate Change The United Nations turns 75 year this year. Rather than celebrate with a diamond jubilee, the United Nations is instead embarking on a listening tour. The UN is seek...
A Crisis at the Remote Border Between India and China Mark Leon Goldberg June 11, 2020 UPDATE: At least twenty Indian soldiers were killed in a confrontation with Chinese soldiers in a remote border region in the Himalayas. Though there have been confrontations between Indian and Chinese soldier...
What is the Link Between Food Security, Conflict and Climate? Mark Leon Goldberg June 8, 2020 How can researchers find a clear link between food security, conflict, and climate? The relationship between food security, climate, climate change and conflict is not particularly well understood. Most expert...
Why the Conventional Wisdom About the Arab Spring is Wrong | Noah Feldman Mark Leon Goldberg June 4, 2020 A new perspective on the Arab Spring When we think about the long term impact of the Arab Spring what comes to mind first is failure and disaster. With the notable exception of Tunisia, every uprising ended in...
