Richard Gowan UN Director New York Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Richard oversees Crisis Group’s advocacy work at the United Nations, liaising with diplomats and UN officials in New York. Professional Background Richard was previously a Consulting Analyst with ICG in 2016 and 2017. He has worked with the European Council on Foreign Relations, New York University Center on International Cooperation and the Foreign Policy Centre (London). He has taught at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and Stanford in New York. He has also worked as a consultant for the organisations including UN Department of Political Affairs, the UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Migration, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Rasmussen Global, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Global Affairs Canada. From 2013 to 2019, he wrote a weekly column (“Diplomatic Fallout”) for World Politics Review. Areas of Expertise The United Nations system Security Council Peacekeeping European security Early warning and conflict prevention In The News 2 Jul 2021 The fact that the U.S. and its allies have secured [a UNSC] meeting is itself a signal that Ethiopia has lost some credibility […] and it opens up the possibility that the Council will take further action down the road. CBS News Richard Gowan UN Director 9 Jun 2021 The U.S. is framing [the issue of aid to Syria] as a litmus test of the relationship with Moscow, not only over Syria but more generally. Foreign Policy Richard Gowan UN Director 5 Mar 2021 There will inevitably be calls for UN sanctions [against Myanmar], but I don’t think China and Russia are ready to go that far. Bloomberg Richard Gowan UN Director 21 Sep 2020 Frankly, there’s a degree of exhaustion with this administration (the Trump Administration) in the Security Council. Foreign Policy Richard Gowan UN Director 15 Aug 2020 The fact is that everybody at the UN believes this (resolution) is just a prelude to a US effort to trigger snapback and sink the Iranian nuclear deal. The Asia Times Richard Gowan UN Director 5 Aug 2020 There's a very high level of concern that [COVID-19]'s economic impact is going to spark more disorder, more conflict. Japan Today Richard Gowan UN Director Latest Updates Commentary / Global 29 July 2021 Learning to Live with a Limited Security Council The UN Security Council has passed through periods of inaction before, but in recent years it seems unusually restrained. Major power politics are only one reason why. It may be time to accept that the body – while still useful – has built-in limits. Commentary / Multilateral Diplomacy 22 June 2021 What Should Be on the Agenda for the UN Secretary-General’s EU Meetings With Secretary-General António Guterres visiting Brussels, the UN and European Union have an opportunity to forge closer cooperation in global hotspots from Libya to Venezuela. Together, the two organisations can strengthen multilateral crisis management in a period of geopolitical tensions. Podcast / Global 12 May 2021 UN Security Council Crankiness and Antonio Guterres' Re-election This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood and Naz Modirzadeh talk to Richard Gowan, Crisis Group’s UN director, about UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ bid for a second term, the UN’s peacemaking under his leadership and challenges posed by a divided Security Council. Commentary / Multilateral Diplomacy 5 May 2021 Explaining the UN Secretary-General’s Cautious Crisis Diplomacy Facing intractable conflicts and great-power frictions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has found it hard to deliver on his promised “surge in diplomacy for peace”. As he applies for a second term, it is worth contemplating why and how he can still leave his mark. Commentary / Global 6 April 2021 A Fresh Chance for the Security Council to Tackle COVID-19 A 26 February UN Security Council resolution could help facilitate COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in conflict areas. The Council should plan how to best implement these vaccination drives and, once vaccine supplies are sufficient, provide political and material support to those on the ground. Load more