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My UNGA Plans!
It’s that time of year! The 81st United Nations General Assembly is officially underway. This UNGA I’m partnering with the United Nations Foundation’s [Re]Group Substack to bring you livestreams and special coverage. More on that below!
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Haiti Is Getting More Dangerous. The U.S. Is Sending People Back Anyway.
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians in the United States, even as Haiti remains one of the most dangerous places in the world. Deportation flights are already sending people back by the...
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The key speeches, storylines, and diplomatic drama we’ll be following this UN General Assembly
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What to Watch at UNGA 2026: Our Guide to the Biggest Week in Global Diplomacy
Plus: What a debate about maps tells us about the UN today.
Today’s episode is dedicated to all things UNGA81! We are just two weeks away from the largest diplomatic gathering of the year, as hundreds of presidents and prime ministers desc...
Mark’s Personal UNGA 2026 Preview
4 stories I’ll be following at this United Nations General Assembly
It’s that time of year again! For the 20th time in 21 years,* I’ve secured my press pass and will be headed to the United Nations for the annual opening of the UN General...
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Mark Leon Goldberg is a veteran international affairs journalist who writes the Global Dispatches Substack and hosts the Global Dispatches podcast. https://www.globaldispatches.org/
Lead Global Security Analyst - Washington Post Intelligence *** Author - Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the 21st Century *** Exclusive reporting, analysis and opinion from inside the Washington, DC foreign policy making machine.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Mercer University
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