May 12, 2008
Just War and Endgame Objectives in Iraq
By Joseph Capizzi, Ph.D., and Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1081)
The just war theory connects the use of military force to politics, reminding statesmen that war and politics serve the same goals—namely, justice, order, and ...
May 2, 2008
The U.S. Is Right to Shun the U.N. Human Rights Council
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1910)
The U.N. Human Rights Council is a sham that does not effectively promote or protect human rights. Until the Council takes its responsibilities seriously--censuring major ...
May 1, 2008
The U.S. Should Reject the U.N. "Responsibility to Protect" Doctrine
By Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2130)
Advocates of "responsibility to protect" believe that the international community has an obligation to intervene, militarily if necessary, in another country to prevent acts of ...
May 1, 2008
Executive Summary: The U.S. Should Reject the U.N. "Responsibility to Protect" Doctrine
By Steven Groves
(Executive Summary #2130)
Advocates of "responsibility to protect" believe that the international community has an obligation to intervene, militarily if necessary, in another country to prevent acts of ...
April 22, 2008
Furthering the U.N.'s Leftist Agenda: The U.N. CERD Committee Report
By Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1899)
In 1994, the U.S. Senate ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). As a party to the CERD, ...
April 17, 2008
Durban II: The Administration Moves in the Right Direction
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1896)
The Bush Administration has justifiably expressed its opposition to the 2009 Durban Review Conference, commonly referred to as Durban II. Durban II is the follow-up ...
April 3, 2008
Economic Freedom: Revolutionary Empowerment for Women
By Ambassador Terry Miller
(Heritage Lecture #1073)
To be informed voters, we have to read between the lines, be aware of nuance, judge emotional intensity, and look at the candidates’ records. Trade ...
April 1, 2008
The Global Poverty Act: The Wrong Track for U.S. Aid Policy
By Ambassador Terry Miller and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1878)
The Global Poverty Act of 2007 is superfluous, misguided, and dangerous.
March 26, 2008
The Bucharest Summit: Time to Revitalize the NATO Alliance
By Sally McNamara
(Backgrounder #2119)
Washington has a small window of opportunity to mold NATO into a modern, effective alliance that advances the interests of the United States and other ...
March 26, 2008
Executive Summary: The Bucharest Summit: Time to Revitalize the NATO Alliance
By Sally McNamara
(Executive Summary #2119)
Washington has a small window of opportunity to mold NATO into a modern, effective alliance that advances the interests of the United States and other ...
March 6, 2008
The U.S. Should Boycott the U.N.'s Durban II Conference on Racism
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #2112)
The 2009 Durban Review Conference is the follow-up to the disastrous 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in ...
March 4, 2008
The United Nations: Adieu Arbour, But Will Her Successor Be Worse?
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1833)
If Louise Arbour does not seek a second term, the next U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights should place a stronger emphasis on fundamental political ...
February 25, 2008
Understanding the Democracy Deficit at the U.N.: The G-77, Non-Aligned Movement, and Organization of the Islamic Conference
By Ambassador Terry Miller
(Heritage Lecture #1061)
U.N. advocates describe one country/one vote decision making as embodying the best principles of democracy, but it is actually quite different. The governments casting their ...
February 20, 2008
The EU Reform Treaty: A Threat to the Transatlantic Alliance
By Sally McNamara
(Backgrounder #2109)
The European Union Reform Treaty contains the building blocks of a United States of Europe, supranationalizes critical areas of policymaking, and underscores the EU's ambitions ...
February 20, 2008
Executive Summary: The EU Reform Treaty: A Threat to the Transatlantic Alliance
By Sally McNamara
(Executive Summary #2109)
The European Union Reform Treaty contains the building blocks of a United States of Europe, supranationalizes critical areas of policymaking, and underscores the EU's ambitions ...
February 15, 2008
The West Must Back Full Independence for Kosovo
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Sally McNamara
(WebMemo #1818)
Whether Belgrade and Moscow like it or not, Kosovo will shortly become independent.
February 13, 2008
Keeping PEPFAR International AIDS Relief on Target
By Jennifer A. Marshall, Daniel Patrick Moloney, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1812)
In reauthorizing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Congress must ensure that funding is administered in ways that have proven effective and that ...
February 8, 2008
Congress Should Ignore Budget Requests Relating to the Law of the Sea Treaty
By Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1804)
LOST is a flawed treaty that should not be ratified, much less funded prior to ratification.
January 29, 2008
Congress Should Withhold Funding for Spendthrift U.N.
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1786)
Financial leverage is the most effective way to force the United Nations to take U.S. concerns into account.
January 26, 2008
Congress Should Withhold Funds from the U.N. Development Program
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1783)
A new Senate report confirms the serious problems plaguing UN activities in North Korea.
January 15, 2008
Advancing Freedom in Burma
By Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2099)
The United States should lead a broad international effort to isolate the Burmese junta economically, militarily, and diplomatically by persistently placing the matter of Burma ...
December 21, 2007
The U.S. Must Be Resolute to Avoid Harmful Consequences of the Bali Global Warming Conference
By Brett D. Schaefer and Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1759)
The U.S. should remain adamant in its opposition to binding emissions caps and insist that any agreement be flexible and focus on solutions that do ...
December 13, 2007
The U.S. Should Oppose the Largest Budget Increase in U.N. History
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1741)
The United States should base its opposition on protecting taxpayers and encouraging reform at the United Nations.
December 13, 2007
Heritage Foundation Statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council
By Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1744)
This speech was delivered in response to a recent report on human rights and counterterrorism.
December 4, 2007
Who Leads the United Nations?
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #1054)
America should stop treating the United Nations as if it were a benign organization sympathetic to U.S. interests. The U.N. is a political body and ...
November 27, 2007
The U.N. Must Stop Enabling the Burmese Regime
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1710)
The United States should take steps within the U.N. to prevent the oppressive regime in Burma from using the privileges of the organization.
November 20, 2007
U.N. Further Weakens Human Rights Council
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1707)
Since member states refuse to rectify the deplorable actions of the Human Rights Council, it’s time for the United States to sever its ties to ...
October 24, 2007
Why Reagan Would Still Reject the Law of the Sea Treaty
By Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1676)
Reagan's objections to LOST have been neither addressed nor resolved.
October 23, 2007
Does the United Nations Advance the Cause of Freedom?
By The Honorable John R. Bolton
(Heritage Lecture #1047)
United Nations reform is hindered by a large majority of the member states who pay very little to the organization yet benefit greatly. These countries ...
October 23, 2007
The World Needs Less IMF, Not More
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1675)
The IMF today is an institution without a clear role; it should be transformed into a leaner institution better suited to current circumstances.
September 28, 2007
Crisis in Burma: Choosing Our Friends
By Walter Lohman
(WebMemo #1649)
The United States needs to rely less on China and more on its democratic friends in the region.
September 27, 2007
Clarifying the Future of AFRICOM
By Brett D. Schaefer and Mackenzie M. Eaglen
(WebMemo #1644)
To dispel regional concerns, the U.S. must clarify how the new command will partner with African nations and supplement existing U.S. government activities and policies ...
September 26, 2007
Iran: Time for Sanctions of the Willing
By Peter Brookes
(WebMemo #1643)
Major powers should work outside of the U.N. framework to impose tough economic sanctions on Tehran.
September 25, 2007
The Top Five Reasons Why Conservatives Should Oppose the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
By Baker Spring, Steven Groves, and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1638)
Twenty-five years after President Reagan rejected it, the convention remains a threat to U.S. interests.
September 24, 2007
Congress Is Right to Withhold Funds from the U.N. Human Rights Council
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1634)
Congress sends a clear and powerful signal to other countries that it is displeased with the activities of the "reformed" Council and will act to ...
September 24, 2007
The Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change: A Badly Needed Alternative to the Kyoto Protocol
By Ben Lieberman and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1636)
Focusing on voluntary reductions and technological innovation is a more promising strategy to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
September 12, 2007
U.N. Secretary–General's Lack of Leadership Undermines Accountability
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1611)
Secretary–General Ban Ki-Moon sided with the U.N. Development Program after it fired a whistleblower who helped the United States uncover a scandal involving the program’s ...
September 6, 2007
Keep the Cap on U.S. Contributions to U.N. Peacekeeping
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #2067)
Instead of rewarding the U.N. by paying recent peacekeeping arrears and raising the cap on U.S. contributions to peacekeeping, the U.S. should refuse to pay ...
September 6, 2007
Executive Summary: Keep the Cap on U.S. Contributions to U.N. Peacekeeping
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #2067)
Instead of rewarding the U.N. by paying recent peacekeeping arrears and raising the cap on U.S. contributions to peacekeeping, the U.S. should refuse to pay ...
September 5, 2007
The United Nations Human Rights Council: A Disastrous First Year and Discouraging Signs for Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #1042)
The U.S. should refuse to lend the U.N. Human Rights Council the credibility of U.S. membership or the symbolic support of U.S. contributions until such ...
August 28, 2007
The United States Must Demand Accountability from U.N. Peacekeeping Operations
By Steven Groves
(Heritage Lecture #1041)
Although U.N. peacekeeping missions may, in certain limited circumstances, align with the national interests of the United States, it is premature to discuss whether U.S. ...
July 30, 2007
The United Nations Human Rights Council: A Disastrous First Year and Discouraging Signs for Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Testimony )
Mr. Chairman, thank you for providing me with the opportunity to testify on how the new United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) has performed in ...
July 2, 2007
The Appointment of Mark Malloch Brown Will Strain U.S.-British Relations
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1534)
Mark Malloch Brown's appointment is a slap in the face of the Anglo-American alliance and does not bode well for relations between the Gordon Brown ...
June 13, 2007
U.N. Peacekeeping Forces: A Force Multiplier for the U.S.?
By Steven Groves
(Testimony )
It is premature to discuss whether and under what circumstances U.N. peacekeeping could serve as a "force multiplier" for U.S. armed forces or even whether ...
June 7, 2007
U.N. Rapporteur Scheinin Issues Wrong Opinion on U.S. War on Terrorism
By Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1491)
Scheinin appears to have placed the agenda of the international human rights community over the right of the United States to defend itself against international ...
June 5, 2007
The G-8 Summit: Putting U.S.–Russia Relations Back On Track
By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1484)
President Bush should engage President Putin with a carrot-and-stick approach to repair the United States’ relationship with a resurgent geostrategic heavyweight.
June 5, 2007
The 2007 G-8 Summit: President Bush Must Project Strong U.S. Leadership in Europe
By Sally McNamara
(WebMemo #1485)
Russian bellicosity and global climate change will dominate the political agenda of President Bush's eight-day visit to Europe.
June 1, 2007
The United Nations Human Rights Council: A Disastrous First Year
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #2038)
Advancing fundamental human rights is a U.S. priority, but the U.N. Human Rights Council has proved to be ineffective. If the council does not significantly ...
June 1, 2007
The G-8 Summit: President Bush Must Stand Firm on Global Warming
By Sally McNamara and Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1481)
The Administration should actively reject entreaties from fellow G-8 nations to agree to growth-sapping controls on energy use and instead continue its successful model in ...
May 24, 2007
The U.S. Deserves a Fair Report from the U.N. Human Rights Envoy
By Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1470)
Will yet another U.N. official ignore U.S. sovereignty, law, and traditions in favor of vague international norms?
May 16, 2007
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: The Risks Outweigh the Benefits
By Edwin Meese III, Baker Spring, and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1459)
Nothing has occurred since 2004 that should lead the Senate to reverse its earlier decision to decline to take up the treaty.
May 4, 2007
Preventing Repressive Regimes from Using the U.N. to Advance Their Interests
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1445)
The United States should take steps within and outside of the U.N. to prevent bad actors like Iran from exerting undue influence on international processes. ...
April 26, 2007
Oppose Handing UNDP Control of U.N. Country Activities
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1434)
The U.S. should oppose proposals to give the UNDP, which has embraced some of the most autocratic regimes in the world, authority over U.N. country-level ...
April 16, 2007
Discussing Global Warming in the Security Council: Premature and a Distraction from More Pressing Crises
By Brett Schaefer and Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1425)
The projected threats of global warming do not rise to the level of Security Council consideration.
March 26, 2007
U.S. Aid Does Not Build Support at the U.N.
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #2018)
The United States should work to forge coalitions with nations that share its principles of political and economic freedom, and should seek to expand those ...
March 12, 2007
The U.N. Human Rights Council Does Not Merit U.S. Membership
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1392)
While advancing fundamental human rights is a U.S. priority, the Human Rights Council has not proven to be an effective instrument in addressing and advancing ...
February 22, 2007
The U.S. Should Oppose the Proposed U.N. Alliance of Civilizations
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #2009)
The U.N. High-Level Group report on the Alliance of Civilizations offers little more than platitudes, wishful thinking, one-sided analysis, faulty justification for constraining freedom of ...
February 13, 2007
Time for a New United Nations Peacekeeping Organization
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #2006)
A new, independent U.N. Peacekeeping Organization overseen by an Executive Peacekeeping Board and charged with managing, implementing, and overseeing peace operations authorized by the Security ...
February 13, 2007
Executive Summary: Time for a New United Nations Peacekeeping Organization
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #2006)
A new, independent U.N. Peacekeeping Organization overseen by an Executive Peacekeeping Board and charged with managing, implementing, and overseeing peace operations authorized by the Security ...
February 7, 2007
The Decline and Fall of the United Nations: Why the U.N. Has Failed and How It Can Be Reformed
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #991)
The United States remains committed to working with the U.N., but how long that commitment lasts depends on its willingness to be reformed and its ...
January 22, 2007
The UNDP North Korea Scandal: How Congress and the Bush Administration Should Respond
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Brett D. Schaefer, and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1318)
The United States must demand an immediate, fully independent inquiry into this latest scandal.
January 16, 2007
The United States Must Act to End Abuses by U.N. Peacekeepers
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1314)
Congress and the Bush Administration must act to help ensure that those responsible are brought to justice and that future abuses are prevented.
January 11, 2007
Three Priorities for the New Secretary-General of the United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1305)
The new Secretary-General should work to bring in people committed to overhauling the organization, to improve the management and fundamental day-to-day operations of the U.N., ...
December 11, 2006
Kofi Annan's Legacy of Failure
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1283)
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan leaves behind a U.N. tainted by human rights failures, corruption, peacekeeping abuses, and mismanagement.
December 8, 2006
Enough Reports: More Action Needed on U.N. Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1988)
The United States should support new Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon in pushing for fundamental reform of the U.N. but should not hesitate to supplement its ...
December 8, 2006
Real Reform at the United Nations
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #979)
For Britain, the United States, and our allies to achieve real reform in the United Nations, we must use alternative means to demand reform, including ...
December 4, 2006
In Their Own Words: Ambassador Bolton’s Record of Effectiveness at the U.N.
By Janice A. Smith
(WebMemo #1269)
Ambassador John Bolton has earned a record of praise during his time at the United Nations.
November 17, 2006
John Bolton: An Effective Force for U.S. Interests at the United Nations
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1258)
As U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton has proven a forceful advocate of American interests, a powerful voice for U.N. reform, and a ...
October 3, 2006
The Status of United Nations Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #966)
The bulk of the U.N. membership does not care about U.N. reform, effectiveness, accountability, or oversight. Instead, these member states are focused on increasing the ...
September 6, 2006
Reclaiming the Language of Freedom at the United Nations
By Heritage authors
(Special Report #08)
As the leader of the free world, the United States must reinvigorate the American tradition of freedom at the U.N. and other international organizations, with ...
July 26, 2006
John Bolton: A Powerful Voice for America at the United Nations
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1179)
Bolton has proven a forceful advocate of American interests, a powerful voice for UN reform, and a staunch defender of the cause of human rights. ...
July 25, 2006
Electing the Next United Nations Secretary-General Is an Opportunity to Press for UN Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer and Janice A. Smith
(WebMemo #1177)
The United States should use the selection process to state clearly that candidates for Secretary-General must be committed to fundamental UN reform.
July 14, 2006
The U.S. Commitment to Refugee Protection and Assistance: A Humanitarian and Strategic Imperative
By The Honorable Ellen R. Sauerbrey
(Heritage Lecture #951)
With millions of refugees in the world, no single country can go it alone. Since 1975, the United States has resettled more than 2.6 million ...
June 13, 2006
Malloch Brown Is Wrong: The U.S. Should Press Even Harder for UN Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer and Nile Gardiner Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1122)
In a June 6 speech before the Center for American Progress and the Century Foundation, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown chastised the Bush ...
May 19, 2006
A Progress Report on U.N. Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #1937)
An effective United Nations is in America's interests, but to be effective, the U.N. must carry out its responsibilities competently, and the current organization falls ...
May 19, 2006
A Progress Report on U.N. Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1937)
An effective United Nations is in America's interests, but to be effective, the U.N. must carry out its responsibilities competently, and the current organization falls ...
May 18, 2006
Keeping the Pressure on Sudan
By By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1085)
In recent years violence and atrocities committed by "Arab" militias in the Darfur region of western Sudan have increased. The large numbers of deaths and ...
May 10, 2006
Human Rights Relativism Redux: UN Human Rights Council Mirrors Discredited Human Rights Commission
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1069)
Elections to the new Council prove less than encouraging.
May 9, 2006
Kofi Annan's Conflicts of Interest Must Be Investigated
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1067)
A high-level appointment for a member of a panel that awarded Annan $500,000 raises questions.
May 5, 2006
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Go Beyond the Purview of International Institutions
By Baker Spring and James Phillips
(WebMemo #1065)
Iran's nuclear ambitions are a major threat to U.S. security.
May 3, 2006
Resistance by the G-77 Means the U.S. Must Use Financial Leverage to Advance Reform at the UN
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1057)
The U.S. should pressure nations resisting U.N. reform.
April 6, 2006
The Right Decision on the UN Human Rights Council
By Brett Schaefer and Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1031)
The Bush Administration should be applauded for its decision not to seek election to the newly created United Nations Human Rights Council. The 47-seat body ...
March 31, 2006
Moving Beyond the U.N. Security Council's Slow Diplomatic Waltz on Iran's Nuclear Program
By James Phillips
(WebMemo #1025)
The Security Council issues a mild statement and threatens further consideration. That's not enough.
March 18, 2006
The U.S. Should Support Japan's Call to Revise the UN Scale of Assessments
By Brett D. Schaefer and Janice A. Smith
(WebMemo #1017)
"You have to pay the costs to be the boss."
March 1, 2006
U.N. Resolution on Human Rights Council Does Not Deserve U.S. Support
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1002)
It is time for the U.S. to pursue a two-track strategy, working outside of the U.N.
February 27, 2006
The UN's Guantanamo Folly: Why the United Nations Report is Not Credible
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and James Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1000)
Unsubstantiaed allegations from a discredited body. In other words, more of the usual.
February 10, 2006
UNESCO's Chavez Outrage
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #995)
A prize meant to reward liberty goes to a despot. What gives?
February 8, 2006
The U.N. Human Rights Council Is Not Enough: Time for a New Approach to Human Rights
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1910)
Failure to replace the U.N. Commission on Human Rights with a Human Rights Council that excludes human rights abusers and non-democracies would signal the U.N.'s ...
February 6, 2006
Congress Should Withhold Funds from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and James Phillips
(WebMemo #987)
There is a real risk that a Hamas-led PA will exploit UNRWA to further its anti-Israel agenda.
January 24, 2006
Confounding the Mullahs of Iran: It's Time for Israel to Join NATO
By John Hulsman, Ph.D., and Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #966)
On the surface, Iran appears to have bested the international community in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. As former Secretary of State Colin Powell has ...
December 28, 2005
Congress Should Investigate the United Nations Tsunami Relief Effort
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #952)
A recent investigation raises serious questions about U.N. handling of tsunami relief funds.
November 10, 2005
The Final Volcker Oil for Food Report: An Assessment
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #913)
The 18-month investigation, chaired by Paul Volcker, has documented a huge amount of evidence regarding manipulation of the $60 billion Oil-for-Food Program by the Saddam ...
November 2, 2005
Keep the Internet Free of the United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer, John J. Tkacik, Jr., and James L. Gattuso
(WebMemo #904)
The world body considers a new and troubling approach to Internet governance.
October 25, 2005
George Galloway and the Oil-for-Food Scandal: Time for U.S. and British Inquiries
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #892)
A new Senate report lays the groundwork for criminal investigation, and perhaps prosecution, in both the U.S. and the UK.
October 17, 2005
Cultural Diversity and Freedom at Risk at UNESCO
By Janice A. Smith and Helle Dale
(WebMemo #885)
A "cultural diversity" convention would threaten free markets, free speech, and freedom.
September 21, 2005
The U.N. Summit Document: At What Cost?
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #853)
The final Summit document proposes an array of costly new mandates but punts on any serious reforms.
September 13, 2005
Reforming the Human Rights Agenda of the United Nations
By Joseph Loconte
(Backgrounder #1877)
The United States must exert strong leadership on behalf of the core principles enumerated in the U.N. Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ...
September 7, 2005
Thanks, But No Thanks for Aid from Self-Serving Autocrats
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #834)
At last count more than 70 countries around the world have offered assistance to the United States to aid recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
September 7, 2005
Freeing Women from Exploitation and Despair
By The Honorable Ellen R. Sauerbrey
(Heritage Lecture #898)
The United States has been the world's leader in helping to guarantee the human rights of women and children. It has worked with the U.N. ...
August 26, 2005
Iran: Don't Trust an Abuser with Nukes
By By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #824)
Iran seems more determined than ever to acquire nuclear weapons. Under its new president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran has rejected a European Union offer of security ...
August 18, 2005
U.N. Security Council Expansion Is Not in the U.S. Interest
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1876)
The problems of the United Nations are myriad, but few if any would be resolved by expanding the Security Council. Even a modest expansion of ...
August 11, 2005
The United States Should Oppose Expansion of the U.N. Security Council
By Nile Gardiner Ph.D. and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #820)
In the next few months, the United Nations General Assembly is expected to consider several proposals to expand the U.N. Security Council from the current ...
August 10, 2005
South America's Mad-TV: Hugo Chávez Makes Broadcasting a Battleground
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #817)
Halloween scares have come early to South America, and one knocking on the front door right now is Telesur, a new satellite TV network funded ...
August 3, 2005
John Bolton: A Force For Change at the U.N.
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #814)
The President's decision to bypass congressional obstructionists and send John Bolton to the United Nations via recess appointment should be applauded by all who support ...
July 6, 2005
The G-8 Summit: Advancing U.S. Leadership on Africa
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #784)
There are better ways to stoke development in Africa than foreign aid.
June 27, 2005
Bolivia Needs Consensus and Property Rights, Not Elections
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #775)
Property rights and rule of law will get Bolivia back on track.
June 27, 2005
Congress Should Fully Fund the Millennium Challenge Account
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #776)
Cut traditional foreign aid, not the MCA.
June 15, 2005
The Cotecna Memorandum: End of the Road for Kofi Annan?
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #765)
A newly revealed memorandum contradicts Annan's earlier testimony.
June 10, 2005
The United Nations Reform Act of 2005: A Powerful Lever to Advance U.N. Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #759)
A well-designed proposal to tilt the U.N. away from secrecy, scandal, and corruption.
April 26, 2005
Ecuador's No. 1 Problem
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #732)
Ecuador's cycle of corruption and reform continues on.
April 26, 2005
El problema número 1 de Ecuador
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #732)
Durante la pasada década, los políticos ecuatorianos se han destacado por su falta de respeto a las reglas.
April 21, 2005
Time for Paul Volcker To Resign
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #729)
The resignation of two investigators from his Committee took what credibility it had left.
April 13, 2005
The Volcker Oil-for-Food Interim Reports: Next Steps for Congress
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1843)
The United Nations' senior leadership has apparently not learned any lessons from the Oil-for-Food scandal. Congress should increase pressure on Kofi Annan to resign, launch ...
April 7, 2005
Daunting Challenges Await New OAS Chief
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #711)
The next OAS chief will have his hands full.
March 31, 2005
The Volcker Interim Report on Kofi Annan: Issues of Concern for Congress
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #707)
This latest report dramatically adds to the growing picture of mismanagement, incompetence, and unaccountability at the United Nations, a world body in deep crisis and ...
March 22, 2005
Wolfowitz at the World Bank
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #700)
Europe should accept that Wolfowitz is a strong candidate to lead the Bank.
March 22, 2005
The U.N. Peacekeeping Scandal in the Congo: How Congress Should Respond
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #868)
In the Congo, acts of great evil and barbarism have been perpetrated by United Nations peacekeepers and civilian personnel entrusted with protecting some of the ...
March 8, 2005
The Bush Administration's Policy on the International Criminal Court Is Correct
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1830)
Both the Clinton Administration and the Bush Administration concluded that the International Criminal Court is a seriously flawed institution that the U.S. should not join. ...
March 1, 2005
The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC): A Case for Peacekeeping Reform
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
This hearing will undoubtedly shine a huge spotlight on a major scandal in the heart of Africa, which has until now received relatively little attention ...
February 15, 2005
Why the U.S. Is Right to Support an Ad Hoc Tribunal for Darfur
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #665)
A position based on accountability, sovereignty, and a desire for local resolution of problems.
February 14, 2005
The U.N.'s Heart of Darkness: Why Congress Must Investigate the Congo Scandal
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Joseph Loconte
(WebMemo #664)
"Acts of gross misconduct have taken place."
February 9, 2005
An Assessment of the Volcker Interim Report and the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-For-Food Program
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
The Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program (IIC) released its interim report on February 3, 2005.
February 1, 2005
The Volcker Investigation into the U.N. Oil-for-Food Scandal: Why It Lacks Credibility
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1819)
Paul Volcker's previous position as a director of the United Nations Association and Business Council for the United Nations raises serious questions about his objectivity ...
January 19, 2005
The Volcker Oil-for-Food Investigation: Is There a Conflict of Interest?
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #641)
Paul Volcker and the U.N.'s chief cheerleaders.
January 12, 2005
The Oil-for-Food Audits: A Damning Indictment of U.N. Operations in Iraq
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #638)
Fifty-five damning audits.
December 15, 2004
The White House Should Call on Kofi Annan To Resign
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #623)
The President has kept his options open. It's time to act.
December 2, 2004
U.N. Reform
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo )
The U.N. High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change officially released its report on U.N. reform on December 2, 2004. The report provides an assessment ...
November 9, 2004
Letter From Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi to U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan
By Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi
(WebMemo #605a)
Letter From Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi to U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan
November 8, 2004
The U.N.'s Fallujah Folly
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #605)
Fallujah highlights Kofi Annan's lack of moral clarity.
October 27, 2004
Is the U.N. Meddling in the U.S. Presidential Election?
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #596)
Did the U.N. leak a report on Iraqi explosives to influence the U.S. elections?
October 19, 2004
Kofi Annan's Shrinking Credibility
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #589)
Annan should step down as Secretary-General while the Oil-for-Food investigation proceeds.
October 7, 2004
The Real News in the Duelfer Report
By Helle Dale
(WebMemo #583)
Saddam didn't have WMDs. That's not the real news from the Duelfer Report.
September 20, 2004
The Volcker Oil-for-Food Commission: Is It Credible?
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and James Phillips
(WebMemo #569)
What little is known of the Commission's staff and operations is not encouraging.
September 17, 2004
Kofi Annan's Iraq Blunder
By James Phillips and Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #567)
Kofi Annan's jibe undercuts efforts to stabilize postwar Iraq that have been endorsed by the Security Council.
July 20, 2004
The Defense Authorization Bill: A Survival Guide
By Jack Spencer, Baker Spring, Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Brett D. Schaefer, and John J. Tkacik
(Backgrounder #1780)
As the conference committee reconciles the House and Senate versions of the 2005 defense authorization bill, some of the most important differences that must be ...
July 9, 2004
Forging Freedom Coalitions to Promote U.S. Priorities in the United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #1776)
Over the past four sessions of the U.N. General Assembly, 86 percent of U.S. foreign aid recipients voted against the U.S. a majority of the ...
June 30, 2004
The Oil-for-Food Scandal: Next Steps for Congress
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., James Phillips, and James Dean
(Backgrounder #1772)
Oil for Food is one of the greatest financial scandals of modern times. Not only should Congress threaten to withhold a portion of U.S. funding ...
June 16, 2004
