PUBLICATIONS BY Brett D. Schaefer
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2009 Research
November 09, 2009
The U.N. Human Rights Council: No Better for Obama's Engagement
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2339)
The record of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights was a disgrace. Three years ago, the commission was replaced by the Human Rights Council, and its record has been equally dismal. The Obama Administration sought a seat at the council in an attempt to reform the council from within. Evidence from the first council sessions with the U.S. as a member demonstrates that the Obama Administration has failed to improve the human rights body. "Defamation of religions" resolutions continue to threaten free speech around the world. Brutal regimes continue to influence council deliberations. Israel remains unfairly targeted.
September 22, 2009
President Obama at the United Nations: Sending the Wrong Message
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2623)
In order to protect its interests, the U.S. must continue to take the lead in addressing the many problems plaguing the U.N. system and understand when to go to the U.N. and, even more critically, when not to.
September 14, 2009
The ICC Investigation in Afghanistan Vindicates U.S. Policy Toward the ICC
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #2611)
The Obama Administration is reportedly close to announcing a change in U.S. policy toward the ICC. This decision would jeopardize America's ability to protect its officials and servicemen from illegitimate claims of ICC jurisdiction.
September 08, 2009
Critical Reforms Required for U.N. Peacekeeping
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #2313)
The unprecedented pace, scope, and ambition of U.N. peacekeeping operations have led to numerous serious flaws, limitations, and weaknesses that need to be addressed. Peacekeeping assessments should be revised to spread the financial burden more equitably among U.N. member states. Without fundamental reform, these problems will likely continue and expand, undermining the U.N.'s credibility and ability to maintain international peace and security.
September 08, 2009
Executive Summary: Critical Reforms Required for U.N. Peacekeeping
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #2313)
The unprecedented pace, scope, and ambition of U.N. peacekeeping operations have led to numerous serious flaws, limitations, and weaknesses that need to be addressed. Peacekeeping assessments should be revised to spread the financial burden more equitably among U.N. member states. Without fundamental reform, these problems will likely continue and expand, undermining the U.N.'s credibility and ability to maintain international peace and security.
August 18, 2009
The U.S. Should Not Join the International Criminal Court
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2307)
Unless the ICC's serious flaws are addressed fully, President Obama should continue to insist that the U.S. is not bound by the Rome Statute and exercise great care when deciding to support the court's actions. The Obama Administration should not "re-sign" the Rome Statute or take any other steps that would weaken protections of U.S. nationals, military personnel, and officials from illegitimate claims of ICC jurisdiction.
August 18, 2009
Executive Summary: The U.S. Should Not Join the International Criminal Court
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(Executive Summary #2307)
Unless the ICC's serious flaws are addressed fully, President Obama should continue to insist that the U.S. is not bound by the Rome Statute and exercise great care when deciding to support the court's actions. The Obama Administration should not "re-sign" the Rome Statute or take any other steps that would weaken protections of U.S. nationals, military personnel, and officials from illegitimate claims of ICC jurisdiction.
July 10, 2009
The President's Ghana Trip: Obama Should Advance Freedom in Africa
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2537)
The key to African development lies in freeing African economies, combating corruption, unleashing the entrepreneurial talents of the people, and embracing competition in the global marketplace.
June 10, 2009
Durban II: Lessons for U.S. Engagement with the U.N. on Human Rights
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2284)
The Durban II conference is a testament to a fundamental problem of U.N. conferences and other U.N. efforts to advance human rights. The experience of Durban II should lead the Obama Administration to revaluate its default position of supporting and participating in U.N. conferences and bodies, such as the U.N. Human Rights Council, and not lend undeserved legitimacy to their often destructive efforts.
May 11, 2009
The Obama Administration Will Not Make the U.N. Human Rights Council Effective_
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2432)
Having an American representative is unlikely to improve the U.N. Human Rights Council’s dismal record. On the contrary, the U.S. presence will only give undue legitimacy to a fundamentally flawed institution.
April 19, 2009
The U.S. Is Right to Boycott the U.N. Durban II Conference on Racism
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #2399)
On April 18, the U.S officially announced that it would not attend Durban II. The U.S. was right to ignore outside pressure and refuse to grant Durban II the legitimacy that U.S. participation would provide.
April 17, 2009
Piracy: A Symptom of Somalia's Deeper Problems
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2398)
A long-term solution to piracy hinges on improving stability and bolstering Somali authorities with which the U.S. can work to advance mutual interests.
April 15, 2009
Options for Combating Piracy in Somalia
By Jena Baker McNeill and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2397)
U.S. anti-piracy strategy should be applied to the Horn of Africa and surrounding waters, but the uniquely lawless situation in Somalia requires supplementary strategies.
April 08, 2009
Suspend UNDP Activities in North Korea, Again
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2387)
The U.S. should seek to suspend the U.N. Development Program as a clear signal of international displeasure with North Korea's missile launch.
April 02, 2009
U.N. Human Rights Council Whitewash Argues Against U.S. Participation
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #2255)
President Barack Obama should think twice before lending the U.N. Human Rights Council the credibility that U.S. participation would provide. A wiser course of action would be to make U.S. participation contingent on an immediate review of the council and adoption of reforms that would make the council a more rigorous forum for examining human rights practices and holding violators accountable.
April 01, 2009
U.S. to Seek Seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council: A Wrong Step for the Obama Administration
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2375)
The Obama Administration is wrong if it believes that the efforts of countries determined to undermine the aims of the U.N. Human Rights Council will be overcome by U.S. membership on the council.
March 11, 2009
Why President Obama Should Not Attend the Alliance of Civilizations Forum
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2339)
The Alliance of Civilizations' attempt to quell perceived tensions between Muslim and Western nations has little prospect for success due to bias and objectionable proposals to freedom of expression.
March 04, 2009
U.S. Boycott of U.N. Durban II Conference on Racism: The Right Decision by the Obama Administration
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #2326)
In a welcome recognition of the limitations of multilateral engagement, the Obama Administration announced that it would not participate in the upcoming Durban Review Conference.
February 05, 2009
The Demise of the U.N. Procurement Task Force Threatens Oversight at the U.N.
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2272)
The first step toward U.N. reform is clearing the way for experts from the Procurement Task Force to be hired by the OIOS.
January 14, 2009
Key Questions for Susan E. Rice, Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
By Steven Groves and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2221)
On January 20, 2009, the incoming Administration will confront a multitude of international issues. The primary challenge facing the new Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations is a U.N. suffering from confused purposes and competing interests among member states. In order to determine where the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations stands on this and other crucial issues, the following questions should be put to the nominee during her confirmation hearing on January 15.
January 13, 2009
Reforms Needed for a More Effective United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(Special Report #41)
President-elect Obama, while we may disagree with your view that the United Nations is "indispensable," we do agree that it is imperfect and in need of substantial reform. We also believe that, as President, you should never give the U.N. a veto over American action to protect American national interests.
2008 Research
October 17, 2008
Gordon Brown's Financial Folly: The Global Economy Does Not Need More Regulation
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2107)
Gordon Brown's proposal to create a new Bretton Woods system with greatly enhanced powers over international financial markets may be aimed at boosting his flagging popularity in Britain, but it will not make global financial markets more sound or a future crisis less likely. On the contrary, to the extent that it promises to remove risk by backstopping financial crises, his proposal could arguably increase market volatility and the likelihood of crisis by creating a moral hazard that encourages imprudent risk-taking.
October 01, 2008
Congress Should Support the U.S. Africa Command
By Brett D. Schaefer and Mackenzie Eaglen
(WebMemo #2092)
Africa is increasingly important to U.S. economic, military, and political interests. AFRICOM is a critical step in recognition of the region's rising stature among U.S. national interests.
September 24, 2008
President Bush's Farewell to the U.N.: A Call for Reform and Action
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2077)
The President's final speech before the General Assembly was a call for the U.N. and the member states to take the steps necessary to make the U.N. relevant and effective. The need for fundamental reform is overwhelming. The difficulties in accomplishing that reform, in the face of widespread opposition among the membership, are even more overwhelming. In its waning days, the Bush Administration and the U.S. Congress should work together to achieve a few key initiatives to realize the reforms outlined in the President's speech.
September 18, 2008
United Nations Peacekeeping: The U.S. Must Press for Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #2182)
The Bush Administration and Congress need to consider carefully any U.N. requests for additional funding for a system in which procurement problems have wasted millions of dollars and sexual abuse by peacekeepers is still occurring. Without fundamental reform, these problems will continue to undermine the U.N.’s credibility and ability to accomplish one of its primary missions: maintaining international peace and security.
August 22, 2008
U.S. Should Ensure That Georgia's Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity Are Not Undermined by the United Nations
By Sally McNamara and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #2034)
As diplomatic efforts intensify at to the United Nations (UN) to resolve the conflict in Georgia, the United States must unambiguously define its redlines and veto any proposed resolution which does not explicitly uphold Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
August 18, 2008
How Do U.S. Foreign Aid Recipients Vote at the U.N.? Against the U.S.
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #2171)
Most major recipients of U.S. assistance vote against the U.S. more often than they vote with the U.S. Forging freedom coalitions in the U.N. is a practical strategy to promote mutual policy objectives. The U.S. should adopt a policy of letting aid recipients know that undermining U.S. priorities at the U.N. will affect future decisions on allocation of U.S. aid.
July 16, 2008
Zimbabwe’s Enabler: How Chinese Arms Keep Mugabe in Power
By Brett D. Schaefer and John J. Tkacik, Jr.
(WebMemo #1997)
Robert Mugabe's sham re-election is only the most recent example of the detrimental role China plays in Africa as the protector of despots and enabler of repression.
June 26, 2008
Africa Must Confront the Growing Crisis in Zimbabwe
By Thomas M. Woods and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1970)
Morgan Tsvangirai's withdrawal puts the onus on the U.N. and African leaders to control Robert Mugabe's campaign of terror.
June 26, 2008
Addressing the Global Food Crisis
By Brett D. Schaefer, Ben Lieberman, and Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #2151)
Measures to deal with the food crisis should include eliminating the artificial demand created by ethanol and other biofuel mandates, making food assistance more effective and efficient, eliminating agricultural trade barriers and subsidies worldwide, loosening restrictions on exploiting U.S. oil and gas reserves, and encouraging the development of genetically modified crops that are better suited to Africa and other famine-prone regions.
May 02, 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 human rights abusers, exposing their reprehensible actions to public scrutiny, and eschewing its disproportionate focus on Israel--the U.S. should sever its ties to the Council completely.
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 to the disastrous 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. The 2001 conference, held in Durban, South Africa, fell victim to nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that hijacked it to criticize Israel and the United States. After unsuccessfully trying to counter those efforts, the U.S. delegation walked out of the 2001 conference.
April 01, 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 21, 2008
U.S. Africa Command: Challenges and Opportunities
By Brett D. Schaefer and Mackenzie M. Eaglen
(Backgrounder #2118)
The decision to create the U.S. Africa Command reflects the increasing strategic importance of Africa to the U.S. and recognizes that a single independent command can better address Africa's unique security concerns. To succeed, AFRICOM must receive sufficient funding, must be adequately staffed by military and interagency personnel, and must enhance its relationships with African governments and militaries.
March 06, 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 South Africa. The United States should place the next Administration in the strongest possible negotiating position by announcing America’s intention to boycott Durban II and work with Congress to withhold U.S. funds from Durban II.
March 04, 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 and civil rights.
February 15, 2008
President Bush's Trip to Africa: Solidifying U.S. Partnerships with the Region
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1817)
Congress should support the Administration's efforts to help guide Africa into a brighter future.
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 preserve accountability.
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 08, 2008
Kenyan Election Signals Need to Overhaul U.S. Policy Toward Nascent Democracies
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1769)
The U.S. must overhaul its policy of issuing official statements following elections and adopt new measures to bolster democracy in developing nations.
2007 Research
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 not unduly constrain economic growth.
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 04, 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 its member states are generally opposed to U.S. objectives. America should seek to enhance accountability in the U.N. through transparency, oversight, and finance reform.
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 the Council completely.
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 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 in the region.
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 hold it to account.
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 activities in North Korea. The United States must demand that the secretary–general implement ethics reforms.
September 06, 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 arrears until the organization has implemented the reforms needed to correct waste in peacekeeping procurement and to ensure that peacekeepers are held accountable for abuses and criminal acts.
September 06, 2007
Executive Summary: Keep the Cap on U.S. Contributions to U.N. Peacekeeping
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #2067)
Executive Summary: 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 arrears until the organization has implemented the reforms needed to correct waste in peacekeeping procurement and to ensure that peacekeepers are held accountable for abuses and criminal acts.
September 05, 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 time as the Council takes its responsibilities seriously by censuring major human rights abusers, exposing their reprehensible actions to public scrutiny, and eschewing its disproportionate focus on Israel.
July 30, 2007
The United Nations Human Rights Council: A Disastrous First Year and Discouraging Signs for Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Testimony #9999)
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 its first year and the prospects for reform. With permission, I would like my full written statement submitted for the record.
June 01, 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 improve its performance in the coming year or if abusive states succeed in gutting the council of its effective elements, the U.S. should sever ties with the council and withhold financial support.
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 04, 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 operations.
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 coalitions by focusing development assistance on countries with demonstrable records of improving political and economic freedom, because such nations are more likely to support U.S. priorities in the U.N. and build support for U.N. reform.
March 23, 2007
The Crisis in Zimbabwe: How the U.S. Should Respond
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1407)
The U.S. should strengthen its sanctions on Zimbabwe and press other nations and international organizations to ratchet up pressure on Mugabe and his supporters.
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 human rights in its inaugural year.
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 expression, and repackaged calls for increased assistance from Western countries. The United States should oppose proposals to give the alliance a permanent mandate, establish a permanent funding stream, and create new supporting mechanisms.
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 Council could make U.N. peace operations more coherent, transparent, efficient, and accountable while sidestepping the management and human resources deadlock in the General Assembly.
February 13, 2007
Executive Summary: Time for a New United Nations Peacekeeping Organization
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #2006)
Executive Summary: 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 Council could make U.N. peace operations more coherent, transparent, efficient, and accountable while sidestepping the management and human resources deadlock in the General Assembly.
February 07, 2007
Creating an Africa Command: Bush Administration Makes the Right Call
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1349)
President Bush has demonstrated foresight in calling for an Africa command, and Congress should work to support its implementation.
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 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., and to prevent the recurrence of U.N. peacekeepers' ethical lapses.
2006 Research
December 08, 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 diplomatic efforts with financial carrots and sticks and use its voice and vote to oppose new initiatives, offices or organizations, or budget increases until reforms are implemented.
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 staunch defender of the cause of human rights.
October 03, 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 scope of the organization’s power as a means for amplifying their own influence and priorities and using the organization as a lever to extract increased international aid and transfers.
September 19, 2006
The United Nations Human Rights Council: Repeating Past Mistakes
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #964)
The hope that a new U.N. Human Rights Council would rectify the U.N.’s poor record of holding human rights abusers to account has, thus far, proven illusory
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.
June 20, 2006
America's Growing Reliance on African Energy Resources
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1944)
Implementing a strategy of diversifying the sources of America's energy imports will require securing access to and encouraging increased production of oil resources in Africa. The current U.S. policy of promoting economic freedom and political accountability, transparency and accountability in the energy sector, and enhanced security is the best way to secure stable access to natural resources for the long term.
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 Administration and previous U.S. administrations over their approach to the UN. Malloch Brown's comments reinforce the need for the Bush Administration and Congress to press for broader U.N. reform. Instead of acquiescing to Malloch Brown's desire to see America's engagement limited to paying what the UN demands and supporting its edicts, the United States and its allies must increase their efforts to make the United Nations more accountable, effective, and transparent. To that end, the U.S. should oppose authorizing the remaining UN budget until the General Assembly approves the Secretary-General's reform measures. And if an increased UN regular budget is approved over the objection of the U.S., the U.S. should withhold funding for the United Nations.
June 05, 2006
The Free Trade Future of AGOA
By Brett D. Schaefer and Daniella Markheim
(WebMemo #1108)
This week Washington will host the fifth Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, which will bring together governments and representatives of the private sector and civil society to discuss how the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) "can continue to be a vehicle to increase trade, investment and economic cooperation between the United States and sub-Saharan African eligible countries." Economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa depends greatly on increasing the competitiveness of African businesses and entrepreneurs. AGOA contributes to that goal by providing duty-free access to the U.S. market for most imports from the region. However, trade preferences are not the best long-term solution. For sub-Saharan African countries to take full advantage of trade to spur growth and development, their governments must remove barriers to trade among themselves and should enter into a full free trade agreement with the U.S. This will take time to negotiate and implement. The U.S. should begin work now to transform AGOA into a free trade agreement by its expiration in 2015.
May 19, 2006
Executive Summary: A Progress Report on U.N. Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #1937)
Executive Summary: 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 short. The United States should encourage controversial reforms intended to improve the organization. Otherwise, America will be forced to expend greater treasure and effort to resolve problems that could otherwise be assigned to the U.N.
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 short. The United States should encourage controversial reforms intended to improve the organization. Otherwise, America will be forced to expend greater treasure and effort to resolve problems that could otherwise be assigned to the U.N.
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 displaced persons, as well as the ethnic component of the conflict, have led many to compare the situation to the genocide in Rwanda. Many have blamed the U.S. for failing to act more decisively to stop the crisis in Darfur, but the U.S. has pressed repeatedly for U.N. resolutions to authorize a robust peacekeeping effort and impose stiff sanctions on the Sudanese government. In most instances, these efforts have been stymied or watered down by opposition from China and Russia who use their veto and influence in the Security Council to block action. In the meantime, the U.S. has encouraged a multi-pronged effort to negotiate cease-fires and a peace agreement, secure access for humanitarian relief efforts, support intervention by the African Union, and press for sanctions on individuals involved in the conflict, while continuing to press forward on U.N. action. Despite the seriousness of the situation in Darfur, the response has been limited to narrow U.N. sanctions, humanitarian support, and a woefully inadequate peacekeeping mission from the African Union.
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 03, 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 06, 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 is not a significant improvement over the hugely discredited Commission on Human Rights (CHR). The new Council's complete lack of membership criteria renders it open to infiltration and manipulation by the world's worst human rights abusers. Significantly, Burma, Syria, Libya, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Zimbabwe all voted in favor of the new Council in the General Assembly, in the face of strong U.S. opposition. The brutal North Korean regime has given the Council its ringing endorsement.
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 08, 2006
Nuclear Diplomacy: Keep the Pressure on Iran
By James Phillips and Brett Schaefer
(WebMemo #1010)
An IAEA referral may be in sight. What comes next?
March 07, 2006
How the Scope of Government Shapes the Wealth of Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #925)
For development to occur, governments must remove obstacles to growth, which includes reducing the excessive size and scope of government. Developed countries can help by encouraging good policy and opening their markets to developing country products, but success in development ultimately depends on developing countries adopting and implementing policies that promote economic freedom, good governance and the rule of law.
March 01, 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 08, 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 inability to serve as the sole authority for human rights. The U.S. and other like-minded countries should establish a supplementary, independent human rights body that meets those standards outside the U.N. framework.
February 03, 2006
How Economic Freedom Is Central to Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #922)
Developed countries can assist development by encouraging good policy and opening their markets to developing country products, but success in development ultimately depends on developing countries' adopting and implementing policies that promote economic freedom, good governance, and the rule of law, which are the key to economic growth and development with or without foreign assistance.
January 13, 2006
Promoting Economic Prosperity Through the Millennium Challenge Account
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #920)
By focusing on countries that are committed to policies conducive to economic growth and development, the Millennium Challenge Account sends the right message that developing countries must undertake reform to make development possible. The MCA captures the nature of this partnership by creating incentives for poor nations to adopt economic freedom, the rule of law, and good governance.
2005 Research
November 14, 2005
Proposals for an Environmental Indicator for the MCA Should Be Resisted
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1896)
Economic growth is key to increasing environmental protection in developing nations and is associated with greater economic freedom, property rights, and the rule of law: three areas already well covered by Millennium Challenge Account criteria. Unless per capita income is increased through economic growth, efforts to improve environmental quality through MCA criteria will prove fruitless and possibly counterproductive.
November 02, 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.
September 26, 2005
The U.N.'s World Summit is Wrong on Development Assistance
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1881)
While foreign assistance can be useful, increasing developed country economic assistance to 0.7 percent of GNP will not improve economic growth and development in poor nations. Countries beset by a weak rule of law, corruption, heavy state intervention, and other policies that retard growth will not experience increased economic growth even with greater assistance.
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.
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 the Council would contribute to gridlock, dilute U.S. influence in the Council, and likely result in a Council more hostile to the United States on many key issues.
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 15 members.
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 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.
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.
June 02, 2005
A Blueprint for Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank
By Ana Isabel Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1856)
The World Bank should focus its assistance on the world's poorest nations and cease lending to wealthier nations that have access to capital markets. Assistance should be focused on countries that demonstrate commitment to economic freedom and the rule of law and should be disbursed through performance-based grants rather than loans, to militate against unsustainable debt.
April 18, 2005
The U. S. Free Trade Agreement with Central America and the Dominican Republic: How Everyone Benefits
By His Excellency Tomás Dueñas, His Excellency Salvador Stadthagen, His Excellency Rene León, His Excellency Flavio Dario Espinal, His Excellency Guillermo Castillo, Brett D. Schaefer, and John G. Murphy
(Heritage Lecture #872)
DR–CAFTA, which would liberalize trade between the United States, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, offers a framework for increasing economic growth that will bolster political stability and enhance hemispheric stability and security; it would also spur growth in regional job creation, thereby helping to mitigate illegal migration to the United States.
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 21, 2005
Congress Should Support Extension of TPA
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #965)
Presidential trade promotion authority has helped the U.S. to make rapid progress in negotiating and concluding new free trade agreements. Congress should support the extension of TPA, both to ensure progress in ongoing trade negotiations and to signal that the U.S. will continue to champion trade liberalization that brings economic benefits to consumers and producers worldwide.
March 08, 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. Unless its flaws are addressed, the U.S. should not join the court and should oppose initiatives that could give credence to the court's claims of jurisdiction over American nationals and military.
March 08, 2005
Congress Should Fund the Millennium Challenge Account
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #963)
The MCA is a new approach that focuses development assistance on countries that are committed to policies conducive to economic growth and development, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation has negotiated compacts over the past year and is poised to disburse grants. Congress should praise the prudence demonstrated by the program and support the President's $3 billion budget request.
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 08, 2005
Congress Should Support Free Trade with Central America and the Dominican Republic
By Brett D. Schaefer and Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1822)
The Dominican Republic–Central American Free Trade Agreement would expand markets for Central America, the Dominican Republic, and the United States; help to integrate these countries into the global economy; encourage needed economic reforms; bolster positive political trends; and signal the entire hemisphere that Washington is serious about market integration and helping its neighbors to develop.
2004 Research
December 30, 2004
American Generosity is Underappreciated
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #630)
Is the U.S. 'stingy' when it comes to foreign aid? Hardly.
December 20, 2004
Multilateral Economic Development Efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #858)
Despite development assistance (often at extremely subsidized interest rates and generous repayment schedules), sub-Saharan Africa has performed dismally on various economic indicators. Developing countries must make their own internal reforms by implementing policies that promote economic freedom, which, in turn, are known to be associated with higher levels of economic growth.
September 14, 2004
The U.S. Should Support Free Trade with Central America and the Dominican Republic
By Brett D. Schaefer and Stephen Johnson
(Executive Memorandum #941)
DR-CAFTA represents a watershed moment for America's trade agenda. By approving the agreement, Congress would bolster political stability and encourage economic liberalization among close neighbors, supplying jobs to workers who would otherwise illegally migrate to the United States.
August 10, 2004
Free Trade by Any Means: How the Global Free Trade Alliance Enhances America's Overall Trading Strategy
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1786)
The Bush Administration should consider a Global Free Trade Alliance (GFTA) as a complementary part of America's existing trade agenda of promoting free trade by any means. The GFTA would offer free trade among the U.S. and other nations that have a demonstrable commitment to free trade and investment, minimal regulation, and property rights-on the one condition that they reciprocate this access to the U.S. and the other GFTA members.
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 resolved include the issues of missile defense; base realignment and closure; the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal; U.S.–Taiwan military-to-military exchanges; Rapid Acquisition Authority; and "Buy America" and other protectionist purchasing requirements.
July 15, 2004
Congress Should Cut Traditional Foreign Aid, Not the Millennium Challenge Account
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #537)
Taking more money from MCA, which Congress is already set to fund below the President's request, would be a mistake.
July 09, 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 time. To bolster international support of U.S. policies, the U.S. should seek to create coalitions among economically and politically free nations and should focus its foreign assistance on promoting political and economic freedom in recipient countries.
June 16, 2004
U.N. Requires Fundamental Reforms
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #842)
The United Nations has credibility problems that can only be overcome through greater transparency, accountability, and reform of its membership. Until these issues are addressed, the UN should continue to expect close scrutiny from the U.S. Congress and repeated attempts to use America's purse strings to impose reform.
May 19, 2004
Addressing Nigeria's Economic Problems and the Islamist Terrorist Threat
By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #933)
Ongoing assaults against Nigerian oil production, general political instability, economic mismanagement, and the threat of Islamist radicalism necessitate that the U.S. work with Nigeria to address these problems. This should be done by encouraging Nigeria to improve its economy, secure its oil, combat corruption, and enforce the rule of law.
May 13, 2004
Myths and Realities: The False Crisis of Outsourcing
By Tim Kane, Ph.D., Brett D. Schaefer, and Alison Acosta Fraser
(Backgrounder #1757)
Outsourcing is a new variant of the myth that capitalism is good for capital at the expense of labor. Rather than relying on protectionism, Congress should improve the competitiveness of the U.S. business environment by eliminating overly burdensome regulations, attacking frivolous lawsuits through tort reform, simplifying and flattening the tax code, and ensuring affordable and reliable energy supplies.
April 23, 2004
Promoting Global Economic Freedom at the G-7 Meetings to Secure Future Growth
By Brett D. Schaefer, Balbina Y. Hwang, and Tim Kane
(WebMemo #490)
European- and Japanese-style government intervention is a barrier to growing prosperity
April 01, 2004
Ten Myths about Jobs and Outsourcing
By Tim Kane, Brett D. Schaefer, and Alison Acosta Fraser
(WebMemo #467)
America's workers deserve a more informative, less partisan debate on outsourcing. The negative impact of outsourcing on the economy and American employment has been greatly exaggerated and the benefits of outsourcing almost entirely ignored.
2003 Research
February 28, 2003
More Is Not Better At U.N. Security Council
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #214)
Explores why the Council should focus on increasing it's effectiveness rather then its size.
February 28, 2003
How to Improve the Bush Administration's Millennium Challenge Account
By Brett D. Schaefer and Paolo Pasicolan
(Backgrounder #1629)
Congress should hold the MCA to high standards of performance that are independently verified...
February 20, 2003
Economic Freedom: The Path to African Prosperity
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #778)
Removing barriers to trade is one of the most important actions that developed countries can take to aid development in poor nations and should be pursued in all possible ways.
2002 Research
December 13, 2002
Why a Pro-Western Turkey Is a U.S. Policy Priority
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #845)
Ensuring that Turkey remains a pro-Western secular democracy should be a national security priority. The resistance of member states of the EU to giving Turkey a firm date for its near-term accession threatens that goal. Washington should implement an assistance contingency plan that strengthens U.S. relations with its ally.
October 17, 2002
Back to Basics: An Economic Agenda for APEC
By Dana Robert Dillon, Balbina Y. Hwang, John J. Tkacik, Jr. and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1604)
President Bush needs to set the global trading system on a firm footing for sustained economic growth at APEC this year. He should encourage economic reform in Japan and Korea, support democratic Taiwan, forge free trade agreements, and set the stage for WTO negotiations.
October 17, 2002
bg1604es: Back to Basics: An Economic Agenda for APEC
By Dana Robert Dillon, Balbina Y. Hwang, John J. Tkacik, Jr. and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #1604)
bg1604es: Back to Basics: An Economic Agenda for APEC
October 04, 2002
Cypriot EU Accession: An Impending Crisis in the Turkish-American
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1601)
If conditions between Europe and Turkey worsen and Turkey's aspirations for EU membership continue to be frustrated, the United States should demonstrate its recognition of Turkey's importance by offering a bilateral free trade agreement as an alternative.
September 19, 2002
Bush Is Right on Iraq: The Issue Is Compliance, Not Inspections
By Brett D. Schaefer and Baker Spring
(Backgrounder #1592)
The Security Council must demand Iraq's compliance with its past resolutions and back up its demands with a clear authorization for member states to use force if Iraq does not comply. Failure to do so is a de facto decision to allow the U.S. to protect international peace and security.
September 11, 2002
World Bank Loans Are Not the Key to Development
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #142)
Assistance can help poor nations, but without economic growth these achievements are not self-perpetuating. The Senate should take the opportunity to focus the President and the World Bank on the importance of economic growth and the economic freedom that leads to such growth.
September 05, 2002
U.N. Authorization for War with Iraq Is Unnecessary
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #831)
The Administration has the legal authority under international law to take action to protect U.S. interests. U.N. Security Council Resolution 678 authorizing U.N. member states to "use all necessary means" to restore international peace and security to the region remains in force.
July 12, 2002
The Millennium Challenge Account
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #753)
The MCAs must not be weighed down with earmarks, prohibitions, and priorities that don't contribute to development efforts. Instead, the agency chosen to oversee the MCA funds should have the discretion to target a small number of countries with proven track records in embracing policies that lead to economic growth.
July 08, 2002
EM822: The Right Way To End the ICC Impasse
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D. and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #822)
EM822: The Right Way To End the ICC Impasse
May 06, 2002
BG1546ES: America's International Development Agenda
By Brett D. Schaefer and Aaron Schavey
(Executive Summary #1546)
BG1546ES: America's International Development Agenda
May 06, 2002
America's International Development Agenda
By Brett D. Schaefer and Aaron Schavey
(Backgrounder #1546)
The international community frequently demands that wealthy nations increase their development assistance to poor nations. The United States will provide additional assistance, but President Bush is also prudently pursuing a system that measures the effectiveness of aid.
March 26, 2002
BG1530ES: Addressing the Looming Financial Crisis in Japan
By Balbina Y. Hwang and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #1530)
BG1530ES: Addressing the Looming Financial Crisis in Japan
March 26, 2002
Addressing the Looming Financial Crisis in Japan
By Balbina Y. Hwang and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1530)
Japan's resistance to free-market capitalism is the source of its current malaise, and a failure to address this issue will make a future crisis in Japan inevitable. For the good of Japan and the global economy, the Bush Administration should work closely with the Japanese government and convince leaders of that nation to undertake long-delayed reform.
March 14, 2002
Zimbabwe's Stolen Presidential Election Demands a U.S. Response
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1525)
The United States and its allies should warn Mugabe that a stolen election will not absolve him of responsibility for his despicable actions that include murder and that increase poverty and the destruction of the rule of law in Zimbabwe.
February 25, 2002
Time to Change U.S. Strategy for the Andean Region
By Ana I. Eiras, John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., Stephen Johnson, and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1521)
The Bush Administration should be concerned about the potential chaos in the Andean region and take immediate action to adjust its policies to address the many problems facing the region before they deteriorate further.
February 25, 2002
BG1521ES: Time to Change U.S. Strategy for the Andean Region
By Ana I. Eiras, John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., Stephen Johnson, and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #1521)
BG1521ES: Time to Change U.S. Strategy for the Andean Region
February 25, 2002
BG1521ESsp: Es hora de cambiar la estrategia para la región andina
By Ana I. Eiras, John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., Stephen Johnson, and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #1521)
BG1521ESsp: Es hora de cambiar la estrategia de EE.UU. para la región andina
February 25, 2002
Es hora de cambiar la estrategia para la región andina
By Ana I. Eiras, John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., Stephen Johnson, and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1521)
Es hora de cambiar la estrategia de EE.UU. para la región andina
February 06, 2002
The United States and the United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #730)
The Bush Administration has been very forthright in its foreign policy and can be expected to stand by its statements. This is a sharp deviation from the Clinton Administration, which often failed to stand by or support its rhetoric. This should be welcomed by other nations, even if they may not like what they hear.
January 17, 2002
U.N. Treaties and Conferences
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1513)
If the war on terrorism is to be won, America and its allies must coordinate their anti-terrorism policies and present a united front in their willingness to fight terrorism on every level. Even though there is a role for international conventions and treaties in such a comprehensive campaign, they are far from being the most important or effective means of combating terrorism.
2001 Research
December 06, 2001
Expand Freedom to Counter Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1508)
America's battle in Afghanistan against the Taliban regime and al-Qaeda terrorist network is merely the first skirmish in a long war. If the war on terrorism is to be won and victory is to be sustained, America must focus on encouraging the governments of developing countries to embrace economic liberty, which is the solution to the poverty and desperation that provides a fertile environment for terrorists.
November 01, 2001
La mejor forma de proteger el medio ambiente
By Ana I. Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #01-05)
November 01, 2001
Comercio: La mejor forma de proteger el medio ambiente
By Ana I. Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #0105)
October 25, 2001
The Best Humanitarian Aid
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1498)
Humanitarian aid alone will not lead the Taliban to respect the people of Afghanistan or to allow the freedoms necessary for long-term recovery. In the long run, overthrowing the Taliban regime and replacing it with a government that respects economic and political freedom is the most important humanitarian aid that the United States, its allies, and the international community can provide for the Afghan people.
October 04, 2001
U.S. Should Pay U.N. Assessment in Advance
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #782)
Congress and the Administration should return to the normal authorization and appropriation process for paying America's U.N. assessment. This would not result in expenditures that are more than the United States has already agreed to contribute, and it could do much to increase support for critical U.S. objectives in the war on terrorism.
October 04, 2001
Stop Subsidizing Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1485)
It makes little sense for America to provide millions in development assistance to its adversaries. To fulfill the President's promise to combat terrorism, America and its allies in the war on terrorism must cut off foreign terrorist organizations and the countries that harbor them from international financial flows.
September 27, 2001
Trade: The Best Way
By Ana I. Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1480)
The surest way to promote sustainable environmental policies around the world is to increase economic growth and the standard of living in poor countries. Those truly concerned with protecting the environment should support a trade promotion authority that effectively advances free trade.
September 25, 2001
Stopping Terrorism: Follow the Money
By Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr., Ph.D., Brett D. Schaefer, and John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1479)
In order to fulfill its promise to combat terrorism, America and its allies in the war on terrorism must cut off terrorist groups from the international financial flows that support them.
September 18, 2001
How the United Nations Can Show Its Support for America's War Against Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer and Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1474)
The best way for the U.N. and its member nations to demonstrate their support for the United States is to support America's war against terrorism and to keep its efforts unimpeded by U.N. resolutions that are designed to protect terrorist groups and their sponsors.
September 11, 2001
How to Increase Transparency
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #774)
The two bills now before the House propose measures that would significantly increase IFI transparency so that Members and concerned citizens could better determine whether these organizations effectively promote development around the world.
September 05, 2001
Setting the Tone for America's Relationship with UN
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #772)
President Bush should seize the opportunity offered by his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on September 24 to declare that the expansion of liberty, while clearly in America's interest, is also in the interest of every individual and nation, and should be the central policy of the United Nations.
September 04, 2001
Forging a Deal for Payment of U.N. Arrears
By Brett D. Schaefer and Baker Spring
(Executive Memorandum #771)
The President will be placed in an unnecessarily difficult position if Congress has not approved the release of the second payment of U.S. arrears to the U.N. before he addresses the General Assembly.
August 17, 2001
Real Help for Poor Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1466)
The World Bank has not been successful in catalyzing economic development. President Bush's proposal to replace International Development Association loans with performance-based grants is a reasonable recommendation
May 10, 2001
Past Time to Isolate Zimbabwe
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #747)
Under the repressive regime of President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe has fallen into economic crisis and political chaos.
May 07, 2001
Look Before Leaping to Rejoin UNESCO
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #745)
Foreign policy should be guided by national interests. Until UNESCO can prove that it has reformed, rejoining the organization does not meet this core principle.
May 03, 2001
The Right Way to Stabilize Turkey
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #743)
The Bush Administration must remain firm in its demand that all reforms be implemented before a single dollar of the new loan is released. Any deviation will undermine reform efforts that are central to making Turkey an economically strong and politically stable ally.
April 24, 2001
La Crisis en Argentina: Una "Ausencia de Capitalismo"
By Ana Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #01-03)
La Crisis en Argentina: Una "Ausencia de Capitalismo"
April 24, 2001
efp0103a: La Crisis en Argentina:
By Ana I. Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Center for Data Analysis Report #0103)
efp0103: La Crisis en Argentina: Una "Ausencia de Capitalismo"
April 24, 2001
La Crisis en Argentina: Una "Ausencia de Capitalismo"
By Ana I. Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #0103)
La Crisis en Argentina: Una "Ausencia de Capitalismo"
April 19, 2001
Argentina's Economic Crisis: An "Absence of Capitalism"
By Ana I. Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1432)
Unless the Administration can address the "absence of capitalism" that is afflicting economies around the world, bolstered by repeated but ineffective international bailouts, future crises will be more frequent and more severe.
April 19, 2001
Argentina's Economic Crisis: An "Absence of Capitalism"
By Ana I. Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1432es)
Unless the Administration addresses the "absence of capitalism" that afflicts economies around the world by taking this approach, economic crises will become more frequent and more severe.
February 28, 2001
Turkish Crisis Creates Opportunity For Needed Economic Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #723)
Capitalism, not bailouts, will clean up monetary mess.
January 29, 2001
Keep the Cap on U.S.
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #714)
Keep the Cap on U.S. Contributions to the U.N. Peacekeeping Budget
January 17, 2001
Not the Time for the United States
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1405)
Not the Time for the United States To Rejoin UNESCO
January 09, 2001
Overturning Clinton's Midnight Action on the ICC
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #708)
Overturning Clinton's Midnight Action on the International Criminal Court
2000 Research
November 02, 2000
How Washington Should Respond to Instability in Zimbabwe
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #705)
Washington should urge Mugabe to resign and withhold U.S. assistance until he does. It should work with the United Nations and other organizations to supervise elections once Mugabe leaves office to restore democracy and stability to the troubled country.
May 10, 2000
The Keys to an African Economic Renaissance
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1369)
If poor countries in sub-Saharan Africa are to develop, they must work to build free markets and participate more competitively in the global economy
April 01, 2000
The Bretton Woods Institutions
By Brett D. Schaefer (Preface by Representative Jim Saxton)
(Economic Freedom Project Report #00-01)
The Bretton Woods Institutions: History and Reform Proposals
March 07, 2000
Congress Should Promote Trade in Africa/Caribbean
By Brett D. Schaefer and Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr., Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #660)
Congress Should Promote Trade in Africa and the Caribbean
1999 Research
October 22, 1999
Does Foreign Aid Elicit Support for U.S. Policy?
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1335)
With Clinton's veto of the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, Congress will be forced to consider foreign assistance appropriations again this year.
October 22, 1999
Poor Country Debt Forgiveness
By Brett D. Schaefer and Denise H. Froning
(Executive Memorandum #631)
Clinton announced that he would ask Congress to pass legislation forgiving the debt that 36 extremely poor countries owe to the United States.
October 21, 1999
Prevent Loans to Corrupt Governments
By Brett D. Schaefer and Dr. Ariel Cohen
(Executive Memorandum #629)
Members of Congress are rightly outraged over evidence that Russian officials have misused and diverted IMF loans.
September 13, 1999
Why Congress Should Hold Firm on Reducing Foreign Aid
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #623)
Many Members of Congress are deeply troubled that billions of dollars in foreign assistance have been stolen or siphoned off by corrupt political officials and are not reaching the targeted recipients.
June 29, 1999
How Congress Should Relieve Poor-Country Debt
By Brett D. Schaefer and Denise H. Froning
(Backgrounder #1300)
Over the past several years, policymakers have come to realize that many of the world's poorest countries cannot finance the debt that they owe.
June 04, 1999
BG1290ES: Congress Should Hold the Line on U.N. Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Summary #1290)
BG1290ES: Congress Should Hold the Line on U.N. Reform
June 04, 1999
Congress Should Hold the Line on U.N. Reform
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1290)
Congress is withholding some of the money the U.N. says it is owed in order to force the organization to reform.
April 26, 1999
The IMF Promotes Poor Banking Practices
By Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr., Ph.D., and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #592)
In the wake of recent financial crises, experts are advancing proposals for strengthening the international financial system.
February 15, 1999
Clinton's Backdoor Foreign Aid Increase
By Bryan T. Johnson and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #573)
On February 1, 1999, in his fiscal year (FY) 2000 budget proposal, President Bill Clinton submitted a supplemental appropriations request for FY 1999.
February 04, 1999
The IMF Strikes Out on Brazil
By Brett D. Schaefer and John P. Sweeney
(Executive Memorandum #569)
The financial crisis that crippled Brazil in January further discredits the lending policies of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the International Monetary Fund.
February 04, 1999
The IMF Strikes Out on Brazil
By Brett D. Schaefer and John P. Sweeney
(Executive Memorandum #569)
The IMF Strikes Out on Brazil
January 08, 1999
Clearing Out the Bulging Treaty In-Box
By Baker Spring and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1241)
Like almost every government official, the federal government itself has an in-box stuffed with documents begging for attention.
1998 Research
November 25, 1998
IMF Reform? Setting the Record Straight
By Bryan T. Johnson and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1237)
IMF Reform? Setting the Record Straight
November 23, 1998
Why theKyoto Signing Signals Disregard for Congress
By Angela Antonelli and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #559)
Why the Kyoto Signing Signals Disregard for Congress
September 11, 1998
Unratified Environmental Treaties Deserve No U.S. Funding
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #552)
Unratified Environmental Treaties Deserve No U.S. Funding
September 11, 1998
Unratified Environment Treaties Deserve No Funding
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #552)
Unratified Environment Treaties Deserve No Funding
August 24, 1998
The IMF's $22.6 Billion Failure in Russia
By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.,and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #548)
The IMF's $22.6 Billion Failure in Russia
July 16, 1998
A Checklist for IMF Reform
By Bryan T. Johnson and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1204)
A Checklist for IMF Reform
July 02, 1998
The International Criminal Court
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #537)
The International Criminal Court: Threatening U.S. Sovereignty and Security.
June 10, 1998
Russia Needs Immediate Reform
By Dr. Ariel Cohen and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #533)
Russia Needs Immediate Reform, Not More IMF Loans
May 11, 1998
Agricultural Exports and The IMF
By Bryan T. Johnson and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1178)
Agricultural Exports and The IMF: Separating Myth From Reality
April 27, 1998
Clinton's Foreign Assistance Budget
By Bryan T. Johnson and Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #525)
Clinton's Foreign Assistance Budget: Over the Top and Down the Drain
April 02, 1998
How Congress Should Reform the IMF
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1167)
How Congress Should Reform the International Monetary Fund
February 12, 1998
Congress Should Give No More Funds to the IMF
By Bryan T. Johnson and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1157)
Congress Should Give No More Funds to the IMF
1997 Research
October 06, 1997
The Road to Kyoto
By Angela Antonelli, Brett D. Schaefer, and Alex Annett
(Backgrounder #1143)
How the Global Climate Treaty Fosters Economic Impoverishment and Endangers U.S. Security
September 22, 1997
BG1140: The United States Should
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1140)
BG1140: The United States Should Oppose Expansion of the U.N. Security Council
June 26, 1997
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Myth and Realities
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1127)
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Myth and Realities
February 24, 1997
EM468: Cash on Delivery: Congress
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #468)
EM468: Cash on Delivery: Congress Should Pay U.N. Past Dues After Reforms
January 31, 1997
BG1102: False Alarm Over Foreign Affairs
By Bryan T. Johnson and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1102)
BG1102: False Alarm Over Foreign Affairs Spending Cuts
1996 Research
September 03, 1996
EM458: OPIC-ing The Taxpayers Pocket
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #458)
EM458: OPIC-ing The Taxpayers Pocket
2009 Commentary
May 18, 2009
7 Invisible Footnotes to State's Official Line
By Steven Groves and Brett D. Schaefer
Talk about trying to read between the lines. The Obama administration committed more than a few howlers in State Department spokesman Ian Kelly's press release Tuesday on the United States' election to a seat on the corrupt UN Human Rights Council.
April 27, 2009
Durban II Circus: Ringmaster Ahmadinejad set the tone of the 'anti-racism' conference.
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
United Nations conferences are often likened to "three-ring circuses." That description was more accurate than usual when the Durban Review Conference commenced here this week.
April 21, 2009
Dispatches from Durban II: To the UN and the NGOs, any criticism of any Muslim is "racism."
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
Americans are growing increasingly skeptical of the United Nations. A recent Rasmussen poll found that a mere 27 percent of American voters regard the U.N. as an ally of the United States. If you wonder why that is, or whether it is deserved, take a look at the U.N. Human Rights Council. It does a wonderful job of serving as a platform for notorious regimes like China's or Iran's to criticize Israel and the U.S., but a terrible job of actually promoting human rights.
February 13, 2009
Crimes Need To Be Punished, But Is The ICC The Right Means?
By Brett D. Schaefer
The International Criminal Court (ICC) -- which was formally established in 2003 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the as-of-yet-undefined crime of aggression -- has long held a special place in the hearts of human rights activists and those hoping to hold perpetrators of terrible crimes to account.
2008 Commentary
February 20, 2008
Dubya's Different Take on Africa How the Prez Remade US Policy
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B Kim
President Bush's trip to five African nations (Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia) is the culmination of seven years of efforts to improve US relations and create trade and development partnerships with African nations.
2007 Commentary
November 02, 2007
Leaner IMF
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
The International Monetary Fund gets a new boss today. Maybe now it can find a useful purpose.
October 11, 2007
No funding for U.N.'s farcical rights council
By Brett D. Schaefer
Congress has sent the United Nations a long-overdue message: Don't expect America to bankroll your farce of a Human Rights Council.
September 29, 2007
Dangerous Seas Ahead
By Baker Spring and Brett D. Schaefer
The United States has always been defined by the oceans. For centuries they’ve separated our nation from potential invaders. They also have served as a lifeline, providing abundant food in colonial times and vital trade today. About 20 percent of the world’s oceanbourne trade passes through American ports.
May 25, 2007
Africa's Zimbabwe Problem: Why do African nations line up in support of such a disreputable nation?
By Brett D. Schaefer & Marian L. Tupy
Zimbabwe was recently elected to chair the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), to the dismay of human-rights groups and nations, like the United States, that would like the United Nations to take its responsibilities seriously.
May 01, 2007
Hot Air in the U.N. Security Council
By Brett Schaefer
Despite all indications to the contrary, the issue of global warming has not received enough attention in the United Nations — at least according to the United Kingdom, which used its term as president of the Security Council to conduct a discussion on global warming on April 17.
April 03, 2007
U.N. Rights Council vs. freedom
By Brett Schaefer
The closer one observes the United Nations, the more one notices how disconnected it is from reality -- especially when debating human rights. Its bias and politicization was on full display recently at the fourth session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, which saw continued attacks on Israel and intolerance of criticism.
March 29, 2007
Free Speech? Not at the U.N. Human Rights Council
By Brett Schaefer
The closer one observes the United Nations, the more one notices how disconnected it is from reality -- especially when debating human rights. Its bias and politicization was on full display recently at the 4th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, which saw continued attacks on Israel and intolerance toward criticism.
January 26, 2007
The U.N. Anti-Avengers? It will take more than superheroes to change the U.N.
By Brett D. Schaefer
The United Nations recently announced that it is teaming up with Marvel Comics. The unlikely partnership will publish a comic featuring the usual Marvel superheros working mask-in-glove with U.N. peacekeeping forces and agencies such as UNICEF.
2006 Commentary
May 19, 2006
U.N. is still wrong on human rights
By Brett D. Schaefer
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan calls the new U.N. Human Rights Council "a great opportunity to make a fresh start." He's right. What a shame, then, that it appears the opportunity is going to waste.
February 03, 2006
The Sum of Its Parts
By Brett D. Schaefer
The United Nations has an admirable history of promoting the concept of basic human rights. Member states pledge in the charter "to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small."
2005 Commentary
May 13, 2005
Why John Bolton Is Right for the United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer
If you tilt your head to the left, you may be deafened by the cries of woe over President Bush's decision to nominate John Bolton as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
May 12, 2005
Trading Up
By Brett D. Schaefer
To see how, in Washington, special interests often outweigh the greater needs of America, one acronym will suffice: DR-CAFTA.
April 26, 2005
Big Improvements, Small Costs
By Brett D. Schaefer
President Bush proposes we spend $3 billion next year on Millennium Challenge Accounts (MCAs)
April 15, 2005
Give U.S. a Fair Shake -- Move Forward With DR-CAFTA
By Brett D. Schaefer
Oooh, for fear. Harold Meyerson, columnist for The Washington Post, recently wrote that the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
January 11, 2005
'Unilateralism' Saved Lives In Asia
By Brett D. Schaefer
With U.S. aid to countries devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami now exceeding $350 million, hardly anyone is calling the United States "stingy."
January 06, 2005
A Closer Look at American Generosity
By Brett D. Schaefer
With U.S. aid to countries devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami now exceeding $350 million, hardly anyone is calling the United States "stingy."
2004 Commentary
July 20, 2004
It's About More Than Trade
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
It would be easy to dismiss the hesitation we're seeing in Congress over the Bush administration's proposed free trade agreement with Morocco as just another chapter in the ongoing debate between free traders and protectionists.
June 21, 2004
Justice by Fiat
By Brett D. Schaefer
For the third time in as many years, the United States is seeking a U.N. Security Council resolution to prevent the International Criminal Court (ICC) from investigating or prosecuting cases involving U.N. peacekeepers from countries that are not parties to the court.
April 18, 2004
Myths about Jobs and Outsourcing
By Tim Kane, Brett Schaefer and Alison Acosta Fraser
The American economy never rests. At this moment, in fact, economic growth is vigorous. Yet every time there is a slight dip in the acceleration of output, jobs or incomes, the undying myths of a sputtering, backfiring economy rise again. Today, many of those myths concern the ills of outsourcing.
2003 Commentary
February 11, 2003
Trading darkness for light
By Brett D. Schaefer
Trading darkness for light
2002 Commentary
September 25, 2002
Why UNESCO? The Case Against Rejoining
By Brett D. Schaefer
Why UNESCO? The Case Against Rejoining
September 12, 2002
ed091202: No Permission Needed
By Brett D. Schaefer
ed091202: No Permission Needed
September 03, 2002
ed090302: A Needless Tradeoff
By Brett D. Schaefer
ed090302: A Needless Tradeoff
August 29, 2002
Dealing with EU Doublespeak
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D. and Brett D. Schaefer
Dealing with EU Doublespeak
August 22, 2002
ed082202: Libyan Fox In The Human-Rights Henhouse
By Brett D. Schaefer
Libyan Fox In The Human Rights Henhouse, brett d. schaefer
July 31, 2002
Not Yet Time to Rejoin UNESCO
By Brett Schaefer
Not Yet Time to Rejoin UNESCO
July 11, 2002
Breaking the ICC Impasse
By John C. Hulsman and Brett D. Schaefer
Breaking the ICC Impasse
May 13, 2002
U.N. Treaty Targets Motherhood
By Brett Schaefer and Patrick Fagan
U.N. Treaty Targets Motherhood
May 02, 2002
A Global Reality Check
By Brett D. Schaefer
A Global Reality Check
March 20, 2002
The Best Aid for the World's Poor
By Brett Schaefer and Aaron Schavey
The Best Aid for the World's Poor
2001 Commentary
November 06, 2001
Afghanistan's Worst Enemy
By Brett D. Schaefer
Afghanistan's Worst Enemy
August 15, 2001
Helping Argentina Recover, Without IMF Help
By Ana I. Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer
Helping Argentina Recover, Without IMF Help
July 13, 2001
International Court of Justice: Case Dismissed?
By Brett Schaefer
International Court of Justice: Case Dismissed?
May 20, 2001
South Korea Slips Back to the Future
By Brett D. Schaefer
South Korea Slips Back to the Future
May 09, 2001
Disregarding Human Rights
By Daniel Fisk and Brett D. Schaefer
Disregarding Human Rights
March 21, 2001
Leveraging US Dues To Reform The UN
By Brett D. Schaefer
Leveraging US Dues To Reform The UN
January 10, 2001
ED011001: The New World Court: Out of Order
By Brett Schaefer
ED011001: The New World Court: Out of Order
2000 Commentary
August 17, 2000
Downloading Some Common Sense
By Brett Schaefer and Adam Thierer
Downloading Some Common Sense
May 24, 2000
Taming the IMF
By Brett D. Schaefer
Taming the IMF
1999 Commentary
October 20, 1999
A Clean Slate for Poor Countries
By Brett D. Schaefer and Denise Froning
A Clean Slate for Poor Countries
1996 Commentary
October 24, 1996
ED102496a: United Nations Day: No Cause for Celebration
By Brett D. Schaefer
ED102496a: United Nations Day: No Cause for Celebration
November 20, 2009
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