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7 UN Organizations That Undermine Israel and the U.S.
The Trump administration announced on July 22 its departure from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the end of 2026. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce...
Insights
Israeli Amendment Condemning Hamas and Demanding Release of Hostages Passed by World Health Organization Assembly
The World Health Assembly, the governing forum of the World Health Organization (WHO), passed an Israeli amendment on May 31 that called for the release of all hostages held in Gaza...
Flash Briefs
The Urgent Need for UN Reform
The UN’s response to October 7 makes reform more urgent than ever. UN reform used to be a bipartisan priority — it must now be again.
Memos
Hamas commits war crimes in hospitals and mosques, but world says nothing
Hamas supporters in New York and London took to the streets this weekend to pressure the American and British governments to cut off support for Israel’s war on terrorism. Hamas responded...
Op-eds
Hold the WHO accountable for embracing North Korea
Former President Donald Trump congratulated Kim Jong Un earlier this month after North Korea joined the Executive Board of the World Health Organization. Nikki Haley, Trump’s...
Op-eds
How Congress Can Fix Biden’s Failed U.N. Strategy
Countries from around the world gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, over the past week for the World Health Organization’s annual assembly, but Taiwan was not among them. Pressure from Beijing thwarted requests...
Op-eds
Human Shields Allegedly Used by Iran-Backed Islamic Jihad
Latest Developments The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on May 11 that Israel waited two days to strike an Islamic Jihad commander because he was using his family as human shields. The commander, Ahmad...
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Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July
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Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June
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China’s Multilateral March Continues
China scored several diplomatic victories last week at the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), amplifying concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) efforts...
Policy Briefs
End the WHO’s Unhealthy Obsession With Israel
Eliminating the World Health Organization’s double standard will not only ensure Israel’s fair treatment but allow the WHO to address the world’s true health problems.
Op-eds
Biden must force feckless WHO to hold Russia accountable for devastating Ukraine’s health facilities
Russia has attacked hundreds of Ukrainian health care facilities since it invaded unprovoked in February, yet it remains a World Health Organization executive-board member with full voting rights. Indeed,...
Op-eds
So Much for Reforming the World Health Organization
The Biden administration vowed it would change the body from within, but its proposals play into the hands of China.
Op-eds
Bill Gates’s Pandemic Prevention Plan Has a China-Sized Blind Spot
In his new book, the billionaire philanthropist focuses on technical solutions but ignores politics.
Op-eds
Biden Should Press WHO to Suspend Russia
The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region overwhelmingly passed a resolution on May 10 condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with 43 votes in favor and only Russia, Belarus,...
Policy Briefs
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May
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Biden vowed to reform WHO from within — instead, it’s taking advantage of America
The World Health Organization chief last week presented a proposal to raise mandatory dues on member states, expand his autonomy to spend a larger budget and make it more difficult for large donors like...
Op-eds
Biden Must Move Fast to Replace WHO’s Tedros
It will take an all-out diplomatic blitz to block the director-general’s impending reelection.
Op-eds
Beijing’s American Hustle
How Chinese Grand Strategy Exploits U.S. Power