Richard Gowan
@richardgowan1.bsky.social
UN Director at Crisis Group.
Expecting Monaco to get an unusual amount of attention at UNGA this year.
September 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Expecting Monaco to get an unusual amount of attention at UNGA this year.
OK, I had not expected #5.
July 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
OK, I had not expected #5.
Thoughts on the Michael Waltz USUN confirmation hearing, from the other place.
July 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thoughts on the Michael Waltz USUN confirmation hearing, from the other place.
July 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The new commander of UNIFIL in Lebanon has 10 academic degrees - surely a record for any UN employee?
June 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The new commander of UNIFIL in Lebanon has 10 academic degrees - surely a record for any UN employee?
You thought it couldn't better, but I made it better.
May 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
You thought it couldn't better, but I made it better.
Me on the big 🇺🇳 🍔 question @devex.com with @nataliesam.bsky.social and @columlynch.bsky.social.
www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
May 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Me on the big 🇺🇳 🍔 question @devex.com with @nataliesam.bsky.social and @columlynch.bsky.social.
www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
Rookie mistake. I made it myself.
April 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Rookie mistake. I made it myself.
I talk to @columlynch.bsky.social @devex.com about how UN insiders split over the Trump administration.
www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
April 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I talk to @columlynch.bsky.social @devex.com about how UN insiders split over the Trump administration.
www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
www.devex.com/news/devex-n...
BIG new report from @crisisgroup.org out this morning.
April 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
BIG new report from @crisisgroup.org out this morning.
As I said in reply to @yezidsayigh.bsky.social on the other channel.
March 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As I said in reply to @yezidsayigh.bsky.social on the other channel.
Also, please tell your son that Tolkein's imaginary landscape was based on Worcestershire not New Zealand!
www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/1951178...
www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/1951178...
March 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Also, please tell your son that Tolkein's imaginary landscape was based on Worcestershire not New Zealand!
www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/1951178...
www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/1951178...
Why is today's UNGA debate on Ukraine such a ⚡ rod?
I wrote about the GA and Ukraine for the @fletcherschool.bsky.social Forum last year.
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I wrote about the GA and Ukraine for the @fletcherschool.bsky.social Forum last year.
static1.squarespace.com/static/579fc...
February 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Why is today's UNGA debate on Ukraine such a ⚡ rod?
I wrote about the GA and Ukraine for the @fletcherschool.bsky.social Forum last year.
static1.squarespace.com/static/579fc...
I wrote about the GA and Ukraine for the @fletcherschool.bsky.social Forum last year.
static1.squarespace.com/static/579fc...
As UK and EU members scramble for UNGA votes for their Ukraine resolution (in competition with the U.S.) they may encounter some skepticism from Global South countries, for reasons I recently explored @ukandeu.bsky.social.
media.ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
As UK and EU members scramble for UNGA votes for their Ukraine resolution (in competition with the U.S.) they may encounter some skepticism from Global South countries, for reasons I recently explored @ukandeu.bsky.social.
media.ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
media.ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
In the new @ukandeu.bsky.social/@kclcgs.bsky.social report on UK foreign policy, I ask if the UK should give up on the UN.
(You can probably guess my answer, but I went there 😱)
ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/choi...
(You can probably guess my answer, but I went there 😱)
ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/choi...
February 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In the new @ukandeu.bsky.social/@kclcgs.bsky.social report on UK foreign policy, I ask if the UK should give up on the UN.
(You can probably guess my answer, but I went there 😱)
ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/choi...
(You can probably guess my answer, but I went there 😱)
ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/choi...
Some (mildly) academic thoughts from me on whether the UN Security Council is becoming a "Humanitarian Council" by focus less on resolving conflicts and more on aiding the suffering. At the Journal of International Peacekeeping.
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January 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Some (mildly) academic thoughts from me on whether the UN Security Council is becoming a "Humanitarian Council" by focus less on resolving conflicts and more on aiding the suffering. At the Journal of International Peacekeeping.
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
It is slightly disappointing to discover that the original hardback had a faintly normal (if still quite ugly) cover, but then the publishers clearly thought "sod it, let's go full necromancer".
December 31, 2024 at 4:55 PM
It is slightly disappointing to discover that the original hardback had a faintly normal (if still quite ugly) cover, but then the publishers clearly thought "sod it, let's go full necromancer".
I mean, when a book has one bonkers cover that may be an accident, but when it is available with TWO bonkers covers it begins to look like genius.
December 31, 2024 at 4:53 PM
I mean, when a book has one bonkers cover that may be an accident, but when it is available with TWO bonkers covers it begins to look like genius.
As @financialtimes.com is reporting that Trump's team plans to quit the WHO on "day one" (which is actually harder than it sounds, but whatever) here is what I said about Trump-WHO-UN relations last month @fesonline.bsky.social.
ny.fes.de/article/un-n...
ny.fes.de/article/un-n...
December 23, 2024 at 2:25 AM
As @financialtimes.com is reporting that Trump's team plans to quit the WHO on "day one" (which is actually harder than it sounds, but whatever) here is what I said about Trump-WHO-UN relations last month @fesonline.bsky.social.
ny.fes.de/article/un-n...
ny.fes.de/article/un-n...
Looking forward to @bcfinucane.bsky.social's policy report from @crisisgroup.org on updating War Plan Red!
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
December 10, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Looking forward to @bcfinucane.bsky.social's policy report from @crisisgroup.org on updating War Plan Red!
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
So *this* is the Bluesky difference I keep hearing about... @anandmenon.bsky.social is full of hope on this platform, while just using the other one to slate Australians 😆🏏
November 24, 2024 at 8:52 AM
So *this* is the Bluesky difference I keep hearing about... @anandmenon.bsky.social is full of hope on this platform, while just using the other one to slate Australians 😆🏏