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 www.globaldispatches.org/p/a-genocida...

Please take a moment to understand the gravity of what is unfolding in Darfur right now. www.globaldispatches.org/p/a-genocida...

Please take a moment to absorb the enormity of what is unfolding in Darfur right now. open.substack.com/pub/globaldi...

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. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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 www.globaldispatches.org/p/sudans-civ...

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? open.substack.com/live-stream/...

I'll be speaking with The Economist's Patrick Foulis at half past the the hour! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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! www.globaldispatches.org/p/can-a-un-b...

@hebaaly.bsky.social discusses an intriguing proposal to reform the UN with @anjalikdayal.bsky.social and @markleongoldberg.bsky.social. Certainly worth considering

Join my conversation w/ @mattduss.bsky.social at 2 et—> open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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 👇👇👇 www.globaldispatches.org/p/inside-the...

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. www.globaldispatches.org/p/sudans-eme...

Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms deserve the Nobel Peace Prize www.globaldispatches.org/p/sudans-eme...

Please join this very timely conversation about the massive unfolding crisis in Sudan. open.substack.com/live-stream/...

I have the best subscribers! www.globaldispatches.org

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...

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...

Going live to talk UNGA and Trump at half pas the hour.... @anjaneundorf.bsky.social and @mayaungar.bsky.social open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Here are the 9 UNGA speeches I'm most anticipating www.globaldispatches.org/p/the-9-spee...

Here are the 9 UNGA speeches I'm most anticipating www.globaldispatches.org/p/the-9-spee...

To Save Us from Hell -- globaldispatches.org -- outline key stories and themes to follow in their pre UNGA80 podcast. They'll also be providing analysis after high level week. Hosted by @anjalikdayal.bsky.social and @markleongoldberg.bsky.social

My annual UNGA Preview! www.globaldispatches.org/p/marks-pers...

It's the "Live from Aspen edition! @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with @shaneharris.bsky.social, @markleongoldberg.bsky.social, and @alexward.bsky.social live from the Aspen Security Forum to discuss what foreign ministers were talking about, the hottest topic at the form, AI, and more.

The latest Global Dispatches episode from @markleongoldberg.bsky.social is mindboggling and sombre. His interview with Katherine Houreld from the @washingtonpost.com discussing impacts from the cessation of USAID highlights yet another preventable disaster. #Sudan #GlobalNews #Humanitarian #MedSky

USAID is dead. After 64 years, America’s global aid agency is gone — folded into the State Dept. The fallout? 14 million lives at risk if U.S. aid cuts stick I spoke with WaPo's Katharine Houreld about what that means for Sudan --> www.globaldispatches.org/p/how-trumps...

This is a brilliant piece of journalism. I'm interviewing the author @khoureld.bsky.social tomorrow. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Love this!

RFK Jr did something yesterday that may result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children www.globaldispatches.org/p/rfk-jrs-at...

Whether you like Mamdani's style politics or not, I really appreciated @attackerman.bsky.social's argument here. Well worth your time. www.forever-wars.com/this-is-the-...

Whether you like Mamdani's style politics or not, I really appreciated @attackerman.bsky.social's argument here. Well worth your time. www.forever-wars.com/this-is-the-...

I had a really helpful conversation with @dassakaye.bsky.social who discussed some plausible scenarios going forward --> www.globaldispatches.org/p/will-the-i...

What global story should my next Global Dispatches podcast episode cover?

I'm speaking with an expert from the International Rescue Committee about Israel's shambolic gaza aid operation: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

If you like solutions journalism... www.globaldispatches.org/p/two-podcas...

I'm speaking w/ @thomasreesesj.bsky.social at the top of the hour about Pope Leo's foreign policy debut. What do you want to learn? open.substack.com/live-stream/...

This is not as far fetched as it may seem! @anjalikdayal.bsky.social and I discuss at length the extreme cost-saving measures the United Nations is considering at this truly perilous moment for the organization www.globaldispatches.org/p/is-the-un-...

1/ I had the opportunity to participate on the sidelines of UN consultations that may eventually lead to a treaty banning Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems. Basically, these refer to AI-powered killing machines that can select and hunt down targets without meaningful human control.

you’ve heard all about the new pope—now what about selecting the new secular pope? @markleongoldberg.bsky.social & I discuss the race to be the next UN Secretary General, & examine why picking the next chief diplomat is so fraught & messy, with the terrific @richardgowan1.bsky.social.

In a letter to Keir Starmer, the head of MSF-UK says of Gaza: “What we are seeing is consistent with the description of ethnic cleansing and genocide provided by legal experts and human rights organisations.”

If only GlobalDispatches.org were a slot machine.... (Anyway, here's a 40% off link www.globaldispatches.org/40PercentOff)

This new budget request from the White House sets the United Nations up for failure, with disastrous consequences to ensue. www.globaldispatches.org/p/how-trumps...

We distill the unusually global significance of Canada's elections. With the great @justinling.ca www.globaldispatches.org/p/canadas-ma...

I'm about to go live at the top of the hour with @justinling.ca to discuss the global implications of the Canadian election open.substack.com/live-stream/...

This is the diplomatic equivalent of ripping the foundation from a decade of work at the UN — not just walking away from the table, but flipping it over on the way out. www.globaldispatches.org/p/trump-is-c...

Please join me live at half past the hour for a conversation about the unfolding crisis in Sudan open.substack.com/live-stream/...