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Fleeing Crisis, Venezuelans Seek Refuge in Neighboring Countries
March 13, 2018 5 min. read

Multilateral organizations, including the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UNICEF, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and Global Fund, have expressed strong concern about the deteriorating health situation in Venezuela. The OHCHR states that there are widespread shortages of food, medicines, and basic medical supplies. Last year, 30% of all […]

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Making the UN Great Again?
March 1, 2018 15 min. read

President Donald J. Trump has a few ideas about how to make America great again. They’re not very good. In fact, they’re counterproductive and, more likely than not, will promote the long-term decline of the nation. Now, it seems, he plans to apply comparable ideas to the United Nations as well. Making America Great Again? […]

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US Withdraws from Global Compact on Migration
December 15, 2017 4 min. read

= On December 2, 2017, the United States (US) mission to the United Nations (UN) informed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the US would end its participation in the process to develop the Global Compact on Migration. In its statement, the mission explained that the US decided to withdraw from the process because “…the New York […]

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UN Secretary General Calls on Member States to Take a People-centered Approach to Migration Crisis
November 22, 2017 3 min. read

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 2,200 migrants died while trying to cross the Mediterranean during the first seven months of 2017. In the United States, more people are dying while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, even though fewer people are making the attempt. According to the IOM, the reported […]

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What If the UN Banned the Bomb and No One Noticed?
October 9, 2017 5 min. read

Based on the amount of news coverage, you may not have heard of it, but on July 7, 2017, the United Nations adopted the Nuclear Prohibition Treaty. The agreement bans the use of nuclear weapons, and the threat of their use, as well as their testing, development, possession, sharing, and stationing in other countries. The […]

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An Alternative to U.S. Discarding Iran Nuclear Deal
September 27, 2017 8 min. read

If the U.S. were to unilaterally withdraw, the JCPOA would simply become a P4+1 agreement and Iran would still be in a legitimate position.

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Our Respect for Sovereignty is also a Call to Action
September 22, 2017 6 min. read

President Trump issues his first set of remarks at the United Nations. He highlighted the importance of national sovereignty and collective action.

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The Week Ahead
September 18, 2017 5 min. read

An overview of what to expect in the coming week. Headlined by Brexit talks, the German election, and Trump’s first official conference at the U.N.

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Apologia de Profundis re Trumpus
September 14, 2017 3 min. read

To those visiting New York City for the first time in awhile, you may be wondering is this America? Yes it is, but we need you to be patient with us.

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Europe’s ‘Fault Lines’ should be Discussed at the UN: Ambassador Almeida
March 12, 2017 4 min. read

The head of Europe’s delegation to the United Nations describes an ideological battle in the EU between globalism and nationalism.

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Nikki Haley Steps into the Turtle Bay Meat Grinder
December 20, 2016 6 min. read

With strong anti-UN sentiment among Republicans in Congress and growing Russian and Chinese assertiveness, Haley’s task is not going to be easy.

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Will the Real Donald Trump Please Stand up
November 15, 2016 4 min. read

From immigration to the role of international institutions, Trump appears to maintain “both a public and a private position” on key foreign policy issues.

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