Mark Leon Goldberg
@markleongoldberg.bsky.social
Veteran international affairs journalist. Editor, UN Dispatch. Host and founder, Global Dispatches. https://www.globaldispatches.org/
The US Mission to the UN just posted an odd statement decrying those who "sow discord" over a Security Council resolution to authorize an International Stabilization Force for Gaza.
I guess I'm guilty of this?!
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I guess I'm guilty of this?!
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November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The US Mission to the UN just posted an odd statement decrying those who "sow discord" over a Security Council resolution to authorize an International Stabilization Force for Gaza.
I guess I'm guilty of this?!
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I guess I'm guilty of this?!
www.globaldispatches.org/p/why-an-int...
At the UN, Trump administration officials are scrambling to pass a Security Council resolution to authorize an "International Stabilization Force" for Gaza.
I explain why it's unlikely that such a force would deploy anytime soon--if ever.
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I explain why it's unlikely that such a force would deploy anytime soon--if ever.
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Why An "International Stabilization Force" for Gaza is Probably Doomed
Even if the UN authorizes it, no country wants to fight — or occupy — Gaza.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
At the UN, Trump administration officials are scrambling to pass a Security Council resolution to authorize an "International Stabilization Force" for Gaza.
I explain why it's unlikely that such a force would deploy anytime soon--if ever.
www.globaldispatches.org/p/why-an-int...
I explain why it's unlikely that such a force would deploy anytime soon--if ever.
www.globaldispatches.org/p/why-an-int...
What political science teaches us about fraudulent elections and mass protests in Tanzania
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What political science teaches us about fraudulent elections and mass protests in Tanzania
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Dick Cheney’s lasting geopolitical legacy was showing the world that the United States was not as powerful as it assumed itself to be, hastening the pace of American relative decline.
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Dick Cheney’s lasting geopolitical legacy was showing the world that the United States was not as powerful as it assumed itself to be, hastening the pace of American relative decline.
As always, the way to stop the genocidal Rapid Support Forces in Sudan is to press their main backers, the UAE. But that hasn't happened, so these massacres are accelerating
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A Genocidal Massacre Is Unfolding in El Fasher, Sudan
The fall of El Fasher marks the beginning of another genocidal campaign in Darfur — one that was both predicted and preventable.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
As always, the way to stop the genocidal Rapid Support Forces in Sudan is to press their main backers, the UAE. But that hasn't happened, so these massacres are accelerating
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Please take a moment to understand the gravity of what is unfolding in Darfur right now.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Please take a moment to understand the gravity of what is unfolding in Darfur right now.
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Please take a moment to absorb the enormity of what is unfolding in Darfur right now.
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A Genocidal Massacre Is Unfolding in El Fasher, Sudan
The fall of El Fasher marks the beginning of another genocidal campaign in Darfur — one that was both predicted and preventable.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Please take a moment to absorb the enormity of what is unfolding in Darfur right now.
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I'm one of those millions of Americans who buy health care through the exchange and whose premiums are about to skyrocket. I'll find out just how much on Monday...oof.
October 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I'm one of those millions of Americans who buy health care through the exchange and whose premiums are about to skyrocket. I'll find out just how much on Monday...oof.
A genocidal militia is rampaging through El Fasher, a city in Darfur. The nightmare scenario so many people have predicted is suddenly unfolding. Please join me for this urgent conversation. My intv guest is a human rights scholar from El Fasher.
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LIVE SOON: A Genocidal Massacre Is Unfolding in El Fasher, Sudan
Starting Oct 30 at 2:00 PM EDT
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October 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A genocidal militia is rampaging through El Fasher, a city in Darfur. The nightmare scenario so many people have predicted is suddenly unfolding. Please join me for this urgent conversation. My intv guest is a human rights scholar from El Fasher.
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Since the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty was opened for signature in 1996, there have been ten nuclear tests conducted worldwide. These include two tests by India and two by Pakistan in 1998, and six tests by North Korea between 2006 and 2017.
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Since the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty was opened for signature in 1996, there have been ten nuclear tests conducted worldwide. These include two tests by India and two by Pakistan in 1998, and six tests by North Korea between 2006 and 2017.
I've removed the paywall from this interview about the battle for El Fasher, in Darfur. Please share. All the bad things we discuss are now unfolding
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Sudan's Civil War Takes an Even Deadlier Turn
What El Fasher’s Crisis Reveals About Sudan’s War — and the World’s Failure to Respond
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October 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I've removed the paywall from this interview about the battle for El Fasher, in Darfur. Please share. All the bad things we discuss are now unfolding
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I published this on October 3 and have removed the paywall. www.globaldispatches.org/p/sudans-civ...
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I published this on October 3 and have removed the paywall. www.globaldispatches.org/p/sudans-civ...
I’ll be speaking with a Cameroonian writer about the post-election chaos. What do you want to learn?
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LIVE SOON: Live From Cameroon: What’s Driving Political Unrest
Starting Oct 28 at 12:30 PM EDT
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October 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I’ll be speaking with a Cameroonian writer about the post-election chaos. What do you want to learn?
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I'll be speaking with The Economist's Patrick Foulis at half past the the hour!
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LIVE SOON: North Korea is Getting Even More Repressive
Starting Oct 23 at 12:30 PM EDT
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October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'll be speaking with The Economist's Patrick Foulis at half past the the hour!
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Reposted by Mark Leon Goldberg
far be it for me to tell the vice president he doesn't know what he's talking about, but I'm here to tell you that if we consider how other, similar international forces have worked, the vice president doesn't know what he's talking about
"Vance Says International Security Force Will Lead on Disarming Hamas"
@anjalikdayal.bsky.social and I have our doubts!
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@anjalikdayal.bsky.social and I have our doubts!
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Can a UN-Backed International Security Force Rescue the Gaza Ceasefire?
Plus: Drama at the International Maritime Organization and a new push to revise the UN Charter
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October 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
far be it for me to tell the vice president he doesn't know what he's talking about, but I'm here to tell you that if we consider how other, similar international forces have worked, the vice president doesn't know what he's talking about
"Vance Says International Security Force Will Lead on Disarming Hamas"
@anjalikdayal.bsky.social and I have our doubts!
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@anjalikdayal.bsky.social and I have our doubts!
www.globaldispatches.org/p/can-a-un-b...
Can a UN-Backed International Security Force Rescue the Gaza Ceasefire?
Plus: Drama at the International Maritime Organization and a new push to revise the UN Charter
www.globaldispatches.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"Vance Says International Security Force Will Lead on Disarming Hamas"
@anjalikdayal.bsky.social and I have our doubts!
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@anjalikdayal.bsky.social and I have our doubts!
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Reposted by Mark Leon Goldberg
@hebaaly.bsky.social discusses an intriguing proposal to reform the UN with @anjalikdayal.bsky.social and @markleongoldberg.bsky.social. Certainly worth considering
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October 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@hebaaly.bsky.social discusses an intriguing proposal to reform the UN with @anjalikdayal.bsky.social and @markleongoldberg.bsky.social. Certainly worth considering
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LIVE SOON: What Comes Next For Israel, Gaza and the Region | With Matt Duss
Starting Oct 13 at 2:00 PM EDT
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October 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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There's a whole lot of chatter about Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize that is devoid of any discussion of how the process actually works.
Well, I spoke to one of the five people on the planet who actually decides who wins the Nobel Peace Prize 👇👇👇
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Well, I spoke to one of the five people on the planet who actually decides who wins the Nobel Peace Prize 👇👇👇
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Inside the Room Where the Nobel Peace Prize Is Decided
A rare conversation with one of the five people who choose the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
There's a whole lot of chatter about Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize that is devoid of any discussion of how the process actually works.
Well, I spoke to one of the five people on the planet who actually decides who wins the Nobel Peace Prize 👇👇👇
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Well, I spoke to one of the five people on the planet who actually decides who wins the Nobel Peace Prize 👇👇👇
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Back in 2024, I predicted/recommended/endorsed Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms for the Nobel Peace Prize. One year later, the case for these brave volunteers is even stronger.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Back in 2024, I predicted/recommended/endorsed Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms for the Nobel Peace Prize. One year later, the case for these brave volunteers is even stronger.
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Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
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Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms Should Win the Nobel Peace Prize This Year
A grassroots network is saving lives in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
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October 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
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Please join this very timely conversation about the massive unfolding crisis in Sudan.
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LIVE SOON: Sudan’s War Takes An Even Deadlier Turn
Starting Oct 1 at 5:00 PM EDT
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October 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Please join this very timely conversation about the massive unfolding crisis in Sudan.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Escalator-Gate is shaping up to be a real problem, and emblematic of how fragile US-UN relations are right now. 👇🏼
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How Seriously Should We Take Escalator-Gate?
It's a bigger deal than you'd expect
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September 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Escalator-Gate is shaping up to be a real problem, and emblematic of how fragile US-UN relations are right now. 👇🏼
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Escalator-Gate is shaping up to be a real problem, and emblematic of how fragile US-UN relations are right now. 👇🏼
www.globaldispatches.org/p/how-seriou...
www.globaldispatches.org/p/how-seriou...
How Seriously Should We Take Escalator-Gate?
It's a bigger deal than you'd expect
www.globaldispatches.org
September 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Escalator-Gate is shaping up to be a real problem, and emblematic of how fragile US-UN relations are right now. 👇🏼
www.globaldispatches.org/p/how-seriou...
www.globaldispatches.org/p/how-seriou...