Why Did the US Vote Against a UN Resolution Condemning the Execution of Gay People?On September 29, the United States joined Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, China, India, Iraq, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the...
The Trump Administration Will Dramatically Lower Refugee Admittance Based on a Totally False PremiseThe Trump administration is expected to lower the cap on refugees resettled to the United States to an historically low...
A UN Official (Correctly) Calls Trump’s New Travel Ban “Collective Punishment”New travel restrictions imposed by the United States hurts ordinary people for one reason only: their nationality. Jan Egeland is...
6 Takeaways from Donald Trump’s (extremely bellicose) speech to the United Nations General Assembly1) War is more likely than it was before his speech This was the first time that I can recall...
5 Stories to Follow for UN Week1) Donald Trump’ Unpredictability Sets the Tone Every UNGA has its sideshows. In past years, this has included things like...
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is Just Doing His JobPrince Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein is the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. As such, it is his job...
Trump Wants a Wall on the Border With Mexico. But a new UN Report Shows a Better Way to Stop Illegal Migration to the USIn a rabble-rousing speech in Arizona last week, President Trump doubled-down on his pledge to build a wall on the...
As President Trump Announces a New US Military Strategy, Here’s What the United Nations is Doing in AfghanistanPresident Trump is set to unveil a new US military strategy for Afghanistan in a primetime speech tonight. When he...
Trump’s Statement About North Korea is How Countries Stumble Into War, AloneThe Trump administration scored a legitimate diplomatic victory last weekend when the Security Council unanimously passed a tough new sanctions...
