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Mark’s Personal UNGA 2026 Preview
4 stories I’ll be following at this United Nations General Assembly
Sep 8
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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Yemen is Becoming the Iran War’s Next Front
The war in Iran is reshaping Yemen’s fragile ceasefire, raising the risk of a renewed civil war involving the Houthis, Saudi Arabia, Iran — and…
Sep 4
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Mark Leon Goldberg
and
Alexandra Stark
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2
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28:53
August 2026
A Shakeup in the Race for UN Secretary General
Who’s up. Who’s down
Aug 27
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Mark Leon Goldberg
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A Shakeup in the Race for UN Secretary General
Plus: Will Xi attend UNGA? The US finally pays some dues and Guterres readies a Hormuz plan
Aug 26
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Mark Leon Goldberg
2
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41:45
Can Oman Help Find a Way Out of the Iran War?
What a new Iran-Oman deal on Hormuz means for the future of the conflict
Aug 26
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Mark Leon Goldberg
and
Tyler B. Parker
5
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28:21
The Race for UN Secretary-General Has a New Front-Runner
What the latest Security Council straw poll tells us about the race for UN Secretary-General
Aug 21
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Mark Leon Goldberg
22
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UN Secretary General Candidate Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett
Guyana’s Ambassador to the UN explains how the tragic death of her brother shaped her views on access to healthcare—and her vision for global health.
Aug 20
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Mark Leon Goldberg
7
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25:11
Helen Clark on Whether the World Is Ready for the Next Pandemic
And why the upcoming UN summit on pandemic prevention could shape how the world responds to the next global health crisis.
Aug 17
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Mark Leon Goldberg
17
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Russia’s War Economy Is Starting to Crack
After four years of war and sanctions, Russia’s budget deficit is ballooning, inflation is rising, and its financial system is coming under…
Aug 6
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Mark Leon Goldberg
and
Charles Lichfield
8
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30:10
July 2026
Who’s Up, Who’s Down in the Race for UN Secretary-General?
The Security Council’s first straw poll narrowed the field from seven candidates to four, revealing a clear frontrunner—and three contenders still…
Jul 31
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Mark Leon Goldberg
and
Anjali Dayal
9
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43:56
The UN Secretary-General Race Is About to Get Real
The Winnowing Begins as the Security Council gets its first crack at selecting the next Secretary General
Jul 28
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Mark Leon Goldberg
19
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What's Going on With the ICC? Plus: UNHCR in Trump's Crosshairs...And a rumored new Sec Gen Candidate?
Why Rubio will fail to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court
Jul 24
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Mark Leon Goldberg
22
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