Trump is Pulling out of the Paris Agreement? Here’s what will happenAfter months of delays, foot-dragging, inconclusive meetings and further delays, news reports are saying that Donald Trump is poised to announce his...
China and India are confronting climate change way faster than expectedCan China and India save the planet as the US walks away from the Paris Agreement? The latest round of...
The White House Budget Contains Gratuitous Cuts to Humanitarian Relief, Global Health and the United NationsThe White House budget released today contains massive cuts to the foreign affairs budget. Overall, the proposed FY18 budget is...
Trump’s First Foreign Trip Will Take Him to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Europe. Here’s What You Need to KnowAs I’m typing, the White House is busy doing damage control over news that Donald Trump revealed sensitive information to...
Understanding Trump’s Jerusalem GambleEditor’s note. This podcast was originally published in December, following news that the Trump administration would move the US embassy...
Thanks to the USA, 7,400 Babies Were Born in this Refugee Camp Without a Single Death. Now, the White House is Pulling Its SupportEd note. As of May 2017, more and 7,400 babies have been delivered in the maternity ward of a UN-run...
Chart of the Day: How the United States Funds the United NationsHow much does the United States spend at the United Nations? Where in the United Nations system does that funding...
Rick Perry wants to “renegotiate” the Paris Agreement. Here’s what that means.A meeting among President Donald Trump’s senior advisors to figure out the administration’s stance on the Paris Agreement is reportedly...
Nearly Every Living Former US Ambassador to the UN Just Signed This Letter to CongressNine former United States Ambassadors to the United Nations, who served under both Republican and Democratic presidents, wrote to key...
