Richard Goldberg

Richard Goldberg is a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He served on Capitol Hill, on the U.S. National Security Council, and as the governor of Illinois’s chief of staff.

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Taliban fighter in Kabul
Taliban fighter in Kabul

Biden Is Running a Hostage Negotiation With the Taliban
Shadow Government |
Saeed Ghasseminejad, Matthew Zweig, Richard Goldberg
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet removes her face mask before a press conference at the United Nations in Geneva on Dec. 9, 2020.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet removes her face mask before a press conference at the United Nations in Geneva on Dec. 9, 2020.

Biden Needs an International Organizations Strategy
Shadow Government |
Richard Goldberg
The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva
The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva

Can Biden Fix the U.N. Human Rights Council?
Shadow Government |
Richard Goldberg
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a memorandum reinstating sanctions on Iran after the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal at the White House in Washington on May 8, 2018.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a memorandum reinstating sanctions on Iran after the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal at the White House in Washington on May 8, 2018.

Why Biden’s Plan to Rejoin the Iran Deal Makes No Sense
Elephants in the Room |
Richard Goldberg, Mark Dubowitz
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks at a UN Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York on Feb. 26.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks at a UN Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York on Feb. 26.

Don’t Let Iran Blow Up the U.N. Security Council
Elephants in the Room |
Richard Goldberg
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