Archive - Global Dispatches

How to Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change

Part 2 of our series on global catastrophic risks

10 hrs ago • Mark Leon Goldberg

How The Iran War Ignited A Global Humanitarian Emergency

From mass displacement in Lebanon to collapsing aid access in Gaza and new refugee pressures beyond the region, the war’s human consequences are…

15 hrs ago • Mark Leon Goldberg

30:36

Ten Days On, The Pathologies Of War Are Starting to Show

The law of unintended consequences is setting in.

Mar 10 • Mark Leon Goldberg

The War in Iran Comes to the United Nations

Plus: Why is Melania Trump presiding over the Security Council?

Mar 6 • Mark Leon Goldberg

The War in Iran Comes to the United Nations

We cover a lot of ground in this week’s episode of To Save Us From Hell! There are two new entrants to the race to succeed António Guterres as the next…

Mar 6 • Mark Leon Goldberg

49:11

How the War in Iran Spreads Beyond the Middle East

Iran is poised to join a series of interlocking conflicts across two continents and 800 million people

Mar 4 • Mark Leon Goldberg

Off-Ramps or Escalation -- How Does The Iran War End?

Expert analysis from Dalia Dassa Kaye

Mar 2 • Mark Leon Goldberg and Dalia Dassa Kaye

34:41

February 2026

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: The High-Stakes Fight Over Military AI—and Autonomous Weapons

Will the leading AI company let the Pentagon use its model to develop "killer robots?"

Feb 26 • Mark Leon Goldberg

25:07

Ethiopia Is Sliding Fast Toward Major War

You need to be paying attention to Ethiopia right now.

Feb 25 • Mark Leon Goldberg

33:12

Board of Peace v United Nations | US To Attack Iran? |Plus, Trump's Very Odd Pick to Lead Outreach to International Organizations

It was an odd juxtaposition: Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace gathered in Washington, D.C.

Feb 23 • Mark Leon Goldberg

35:27

Trump's Board of Peace is No Challenge to the UN

Let's stop the hand wringing, please

Feb 19 • Mark Leon Goldberg

Why Has the United States Deployed Gunboats to Haiti?

As a new UN-backed force prepares to deploy to Haiti, a political, security and humanitarian crisis deepens

Feb 18 • Mark Leon Goldberg

37:55

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