WATCH: UN Secretary General Invokes Physics to Explain Why American Leadership is Necessary for World Order Mark Leon Goldberg June 21, 2017In a press conference at the United Nations today, Secretary General Antonio Guterres appealed to the laws of physics to explain why American leadership, despite some recent moves by Donald Trump, is still something for which the world pines."When someon...
A Rare Moment of Bi-Partisan Consensus in Washington Mark Leon Goldberg December 21, 2016Amidst all the partisan rancor in Washington, it's a small miracle when any key piece of legislation is passed.For the first time in 15 years, Congress passed what's known as an "Authorities Act" for the State Department. Authorization bills like this dire...
Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador Mark Leon Goldberg November 23, 2016 Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina is President Elect Donald Trump's pick to be the next Ambassador of the United Nations. To many around the UN who are wondering how the twice-elected governor of South Carolina views foreign policy: you are not ...
Samantha Power: “It is not hard to understand why some people feel let down that a woman was not chosen as the next UN Secretary-General.” Mark Leon Goldberg October 20, 2016Campaigners in and out of the United Nations had hoped that for the first time in 70 years, the United Nations would be lead by a female Secretary General. The #She4SG campaign emerged to support this cause, and a coalition of member states formed to advance t...
New Research: UN Awards Half a Billion of Contracts to US Companies Mark Leon Goldberg August 6, 2015The United Nations delivers more than just peace and security around the world. It's also a fairly large employer and is responsible for a good deal of economic activity in New York City and throughout the country. Now, new research from our friends at the Bet...
How a Government Shut Down Would Affect the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg September 30, 2013How badly will the shutdown affect US diplomacy at the UN?
Samantha Power’s First Week: When Activists are Diplomats, and Diplomats are Activists Mark Leon Goldberg August 12, 2013Samantha Power is an Ambassador cut from a different cloth.
