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Why Chuck Hagel Supports the United Nations

The rumors were true! President Obama will nominate former Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. What does that mean for those of us who believe that a strong US relationship with the United Nations is a boon to American interests?

Defending the Global Fund

Michael Gerson demonstrates why it is so important for prominent conservatives to defend global health expenditures.

UN Approval Rating Hits 60% in the United States

A new poll finds that Americans' support for the United Nations has reached its highest point in five years.  The research, conducted last month by pollsters Bill McInturf, Liz Harrington and Geoff Garin, finds that 60% of the survey respondents had a positive attitude about the UN.   This marks a fairly rapid rise in the UN's favorability ratings.

Postcards from Nixonland: Reagan and Nixon Discuss the Utility of the United Nations

On October 26, 1971, California Governor Ronald Reagan phoned President Nixon to offer some foreign policy advice: get the United States out of the United Nations. The day before, you see, the General Assembly had voted to give mainland China (The People’s Republic of China) the Chinese “seat” at the UN. This was held previously by United States’ anti-communist ally, Taiwan.