November 23, 2009
Why Must the U.N. Be Central to Addressing Global Warming?
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Special Report #73)
Instead of letting the U.N. lead "climate change" negotiations, the U.S. and other nations expected to shoulder the burden should work outside of the U.N. ...
November 17, 2009
The "Kyoto II" Climate Change Treaty: Implications for American Sovereignty
By Steven Groves
(Special Report #72)
The Copenhagen conference's proposed "Kyoto II" successor agreement poses a clear threat to American sovereignty.
November 12, 2009
Copenhagen and Beyond: Is There a Successor to the Kyoto Protocol?
By Steve Groves
(Testimony )
As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen approaches, the United States must determine the definition and limits of American leadership within the context ...
November 9, 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 ...
October 15, 2009
The Obama Administration Makes the Wrong Call on the U.N.'s Arms Trade Treaty
By Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2653)
The Obama Administration must not allow the desire for a "consensus" to produce an ineffective U.N. arms control treaty that tramples American sovereignty.
September 23, 2009
Pittsburgh Should Be the Last G-20 Summit: Leaders Should Promote Free Economies Instead
By James M. Roberts
(Backgrounder #2322)
In the past 10 months, the leaders of the G-8 and G-20 nations have met three times at elaborate and expensive summits to address the ...
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 ...
September 8, 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 ...
September 8, 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 ...
August 21, 2009
The U.N.'s Arms Trade Treaty: A Dangerous Multilateral Mistake in the Making
By Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D., and Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2309)
The treaty contemplated by the U.N.'s October 2008 arms trade resolution would be a license to almost all states, no matter how irresponsible, to buy ...
August 21, 2009
Executive Summary: The U.N.'s Arms Trade Treaty: A Dangerous Multilateral Mistake in the Making
By Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D., and Steven Groves
(Executive Summary #2309)
The treaty contemplated by the U.N.'s October 2008 arms trade resolution would be a license to almost all states, no matter how irresponsible, to buy ...
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 ...
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 ...
July 10, 2009
The G-8 and Summitry: Enough Already!
By James M. Roberts
(WebMemo #2538)
The G-8 process has outlived its usefulness. President Obama should insist that the meeting in Italy be the last G-8 event.
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 ...
June 5, 2009
Cuba in the OAS: Communist Fox in the Democratic Hen House?
By Ray Walser, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2469)
On June 3, the Organization of American States repealed a 1962 resolution that suspended communist Cuba from membership. What this means for U.S. interests in ...
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 ...
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 ...
April 10, 2009
The G-20 Summit: Mistakes and Missed Opportunities
By Ted R. Bromund , Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2392)
The G-20 Summit in London promised to bring together the heads of the world’s leading nations to address the global financial crisis. Instead, the summit ...
April 8, 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 2, 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 ...
April 1, 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 ...
March 25, 2009
NATO 60th Anniversary Summit: An Agenda for American Leadership
By Sally McNamara
(Backgrounder #2254)
NATO’s 60th anniversary summit will be a critical time for the transatlantic alliance, and it will likely shape the transatlantic relationship for the remainder of ...
March 18, 2009
Why the United States Should Not Join the Inter-Parliamentary Union
By Ted R. Bromund , Ph.D.
(WebMemo #2348)
The United States should not join the IPU. To do so would imply the IPU is a respectable international organization, not the friend of dictatorships ...
March 17, 2009
The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy: How It Threatens Transatlantic Security
By Sally McNamara
(Backgrounder #2250)
In an effort to create "one telephone line" to Europe, the EU's proposed Lisbon Treaty, successor to the European Constitution, would remove foreign policy from ...
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 ...
March 9, 2009
The Gaza Aid Package: Time to Rethink U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Palestinians
By James Phillips
(WebMemo #2333)
Congress needs to scrutinize the Obama Administration's aid plans to make sure that there is absolutely no chance that funds provided by American taxpayers end ...
March 4, 2009
The United Kingdom Must Lead Europe's Withdrawal from the U.N.'s Durban Review Conference
By Ted R. Bromund , Ph.D., and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #2324)
The United Kingdom must withdraw from Durban II immediately and unconditionally and supply the leadership in action that has so far been lacking in Europe. ...
March 4, 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 24, 2009
Oil-for-Food Revisited: The U.N. Should Not Pay Benon Sevan's Legal Fees
By Nile Gardiner Ph.D. and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #2308)
The U.N.'s decision to pay Benon Sevan's legal fees should be condemned by both the U.S. Congress and the Obama Administration.
February 5, 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.
February 4, 2009
Building a Global Freedom Coalition with a New "Security for Freedom Fund"
By James Carafano, Ph.D., and Henry Brands
(Backgrounder #2236)
A Global Freedom Coalition, a flexible association of free nations whose members have both the will and the means to defeat threats to their security, ...
January 22, 2009
Time for a New International Game Plan
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2231)
The United States cannot remain a global leader unless it modernizes its alliances and international associations. America needs international institutions, alliances, and a multilateral diplomacy ...
January 22, 2009
Can the ILO Be Saved from Itself?
By Charlotte M. Ponticelli
(Heritage Lecture #1106)
The International Labor Organization is veering far from its core mission. The new Administration, which has given much attention to labor issues, should use its ...
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 ...
January 13, 2009
Reforms Needed for a More Effective United Nations: A Memo to President-elect Obama
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 ...
January 9, 2009
CEDAW: How U.N. Interference Threatens the Rights of American Women
By Grace Smith Melton
(Backgrounder #2227)
CEDAW is an ineffective and inappropriate instrument for advancing women’s rights. It has accomplished little to improve women’s rights in some of the most oppressive ...
December 17, 2008
Diplomacy in an Age of Faith: How Failing to Understand the Role of Religion Hinders America's Purposes in the World
By Thomas Farr, Ph.D., and Ambassador Terry Miller
(Heritage Lecture #1099)
The American foreign policy establishment has failed to grasp the significance of the resurgence of religion around the world. It has missed the opportunity to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
August 7, 2008
The Inequities of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
By Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2168)
By ignoring U.S. reports and submissions in favor of the baseless accusations of a highly ideological NGO, the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial ...
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)
Executive Summary: Advocates of "responsibility to protect" believe that the international community has an obligation to intervene, militarily if necessary, in another country to prevent ...
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)
Executive Summary: Washington has a small window of opportunity to mold NATO into a modern, effective alliance that advances the interests of the United States ...
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)
Executive Summary: The European Union Reform Treaty contains the building blocks of a United States of Europe, supranationalizes critical areas of policymaking, and underscores the ...
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)
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 ...
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)
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 ...
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)
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 ...
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
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, ...
June 4, 2004
The D-Day Commemoration: The President's Chance to Remind the World of the Importance of the Transatlantic Relationship
By John Hulsman, Ph.D., and Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #517)
For all the differences between America and Europe—based on different views of philosophy, culture, religion, politics, and economics—great truths still bind together their peoples.
June 4, 2004
The United States Must Stand Firm at the UN Over Iraq
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and James Phillips
(WebMemo #516)
A revised Security Council resolution may not pass muster with those on the Council whose interests differ from the United States' and Britain's. No matter ...
May 12, 2004
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
By Baker Spring
(Testimony )
In March 23rd testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, International Environment, and Scientific Affairs John F. ...
April 29, 2004
Offer Real Support, Not Excuses, for Taiwan's WHO Bid
By John J. Tkacik, Jr.
(Executive Memorandum #927)
The United States should take the lead in supporting Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization and other international bodies because it is in the ...
April 27, 2004
The World Bank Interferes with Montenegro's Reform
By Ana Isabel Eiras
(Executive Memorandum #926)
Montenegro is trying to implement tax cuts and other reforms to create more opportunity for businesses and thus foster economic growth, but World Bank, which ...
April 21, 2004
Investigate the United Nations Oil-for-Food Fraud
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and James Phillips
(Backgrounder #1748)
The abuse of the Oil-for-Food program was the result of a staggering management failure by the United Nations and has raised troubling questions about the ...
April 21, 2004
The United Nations Oil for Food Fraud: How the U.S. Should Respond
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
Statement of Dr. Nile Gardiner to the House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations.
April 19, 2004
President Bush's Global Nonproliferation Policy: Seven More Proposals
By Henry Sokolski
(Heritage Lecture #829)
The Bush Administration's new nonproliferation proposals would strengthen international efforts to interdict nuclear shipments; reduce accessibility to nuclear weapons-usable materials; streamline procedures at the International ...
April 13, 2004
The Bush/Blair White House Summit: Strengthening the Coalition in Iraq
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #474)
The threat of revolution and civil war in Iraq will dominate talks between the two allies, and the Bush Administration will be looking to the ...
April 13, 2004
The Viability of International Regimes and Institutions
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #475)
Proceedings from the conference held November 6-7, 2003, in Wheaton, Illinois to discuss the future of international organizations
April 5, 2004
Advancing U.S. Interests at UNESCO
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Jennifer A. Marshall
(Executive Memorandum #919)
The Bush Administration should make a concerted effort to ensure that UNESCO undergoes fundamental and lasting reforms, and long-term U.S. membership in this organization should ...
April 2, 2004
The Law of the Sea Treaty
By Carrie E. Donovan
(WebMemo #470)
The Bush Administration has expressed support for ratification of the Treaty. However, many of former President Reagan's original objections still hold true today and many ...
April 1, 2004
An Historic Moment for NATO
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and John Hulsman, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #465)
In an age of global terrorism, the role of NATO remains vital. The recent bombings in Madrid have reinforced the need for greater transatlantic cooperation ...
March 1, 2004
The U.N. Oil-for-Food Scam: Time for Hearings
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and James Phillips
(WebMemo #438)
In effect the oil-for-food program was little more than "an open bazaar of payoffs, favoritism and kickbacks." The seriousness of these charges warrants investigation by ...
February 24, 2004
Promoting Economic Freedom at the United Nations
By The Honorable Kim R. Holmes
(Heritage Lecture #823)
The U.N.'s credibility and effectiveness in reducing poverty and promoting economic development are at stake, but what really matters are the lives of millions around ...
November 12, 2003
Secretary Powell's Message to Europe: Measuring NATO's Future Performance
By John Hulsman, Ph.D., Jack Spencer, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Will Schirano
(WebMemo #364)
During his trip to Europe, November 17 and 18, Secretary of State Colin Powell must make it clear that NATO continues to be the preeminent ...
October 27, 2003
Reform the United Nations
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Baker Spring
(Backgrounder #1700)
The United Nations continues its slow decline as a force on the world stage and will go the same way as the League of Nations ...
October 20, 2003
Recommendations to the Bush Administration on U.N. Reform
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Baker Spring
(WebMemo #353)
On October 21, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Kim R. Holmes, will deliver a major address on the challenges facing ...
September 24, 2003
President Bush's Wake-Up Call to the United Nations
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #341)
President Bush's major address yesterday to the United Nations General Assembly in New York was a powerful wake-up call for an organization that is in ...
September 17, 2003
IMF and World Bank Intervention: A Problem, Not a Solution
By Ana I. Eiras
(Backgrounder #1689)
On September 23, 2003, the World Bank Group and the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet in Dubai to discuss ...
July 10, 2003
Bold & Appropriate: Withholding Military Aid Over ICC Waivers
By Jack Spencer
(WebMemo #310)
President Bush's decision to suspend $47 million in military aid to 35 countries that have not signed International Criminal Court waivers is bold, appropriate, and ...
June 27, 2003
The United States, the United Nations, and the Future of the Nation-State
By Roger Scruton
(Heritage Lecture #794)
It is certainly true that nothing has more effectively kept the peace in Europe than NATO; and even if NATO is now destined for destruction, ...
March 25, 2003
How the OAS Can Export Democracy--to the U.N.
By Stephen Johnson
(Executive Memorandum #868)
Although only a complete overhaul will put the U.N. on a more purposeful footing, defining new membership requirements should number among the considerations.
March 20, 2003
What the UN Could Learn from the OAS
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #230)
Perhaps UN conventions, peacekeeping operations, and humanitarian aid could then be put in context-of building durable peace by encouraging government by the governed and by ...
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 12, 2003
Challenge the U.N. to Hold Firm on Iraq
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #859)
Challenge the U.N. to Hold Firm on Iraq
November 12, 2002
U.N. Security Council Resolution Ratchets Up Pressure on Iraq
By James A. Phillips
(WebMemo #172)
Resolution 1441 confirms that Iraq is in "material breach" of U.N. resolutions, makes it harder for France and Russia to vote against the use of ...
October 28, 2002
Disarming Iraq: The Lessons of UNSCOM
By James A. Phillips
(Backgrounder #1608)
The U.N. inspection program, as currently structured, cannot work. UNMOVIC is designed to fail. It can never completely uncover Iraq's WMD programs, but it could ...
October 24, 2002
The Vital Role of Alliances in the Global War on Terrorism
By Paolo Pasicolan and Balbina Y. Hwang
(Backgrounder #1607)
The dependability of alliances is what the U.S. requires to combat terrorist threats, and will be key to a successful strategy in Iraq. Unswerving alliance ...
October 8, 2002
A Strong Case Against Iraq
By James A. Phillips
(WebMemo #154)
Bush's speech has put additional pressure on the U.N. Security Council to realistically address the growing threat posed by Iraq. If the U.N. fails to ...
October 2, 2002
Presidential Authority in the War on Terrorism: Iraq and Beyond
By Jack Spencer
(Backgrounder #1600)
Now is the time for decisive action against Saddam Hussein. If the U.N. balks at taking action to address Saddam's violation of its resolutions, the ...
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 ...
September 5, 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 ...
July 8, 2002
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
February 26, 2002
America's Priority at the U.N.: Taking on Terror
By Ambassador John D. Negroponte
(Heritage Lecture #733)
If we don't defeat global terrorism, we cannot prevail in promoting free trade, economic growth, human rights, and democracy worldwide.
February 6, 2002
The United States and the United Nations: What to Expect in the Future
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 ...
January 17, 2002
U.N. Treaties and Conferences Will Not Stop Terrorism
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 ...
October 4, 2001
The U.S. Should Return to Paying Its 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 ...
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 ...
September 17, 2001
The Attack on America: Beware of Constraints Imposed by International Coalition
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #38)
The U.S. faces a fundamental dilemma in this international war against terrorism. In order to gain Islamic support for a war against radical Islamic terrorism, ...
September 11, 2001
How to Increase Transparency at the International Financial Institutions
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 ...
September 5, 2001
Setting the Tone for America's Relationship with the United Nations
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, ...
September 4, 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 ...
May 7, 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.
...
April 6, 2001
Milosevic's Arrest: An Opportunity to Reform the U.N. Tribunal
By Michael Scardaville and John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #736)
Reforming the ICTY charter is more essential now that Milosevic is in custody and calls are increasing to have him stand trial at the Hague. ...
March 1, 2001
Salvage U.N. Sanctions On Iraq's Military
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #725)
Sustain sanctions by focusing them on military, regime targets.
February 5, 2001
How U.N. Conventions On Women's and Children's Rights Undermine Family, Religion, and Sovereignty
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Executive Summary #1407es)
BG1407es: How U.N. Conventions On Women's and Children's Rights Undermine Family, Religion, and Sovereignty
February 5, 2001
How U.N. Conventions On Women's and Children's Rights Undermine Family, Religion, and Sovereignty
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1407)
How U.N. Conventions On Women's and Children's Rights Undermine Family, Religion, and Sovereignty
January 29, 2001
Keep the Cap on U.S. Contributions to the U.N. Peacekeeping Budget
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 To Rejoin UNESCO
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1405)
Not the Time for the United States To Rejoin UNESCO
January 9, 2001
Overturning Clinton's Midnight Action on the International Criminal Court
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #708)
Overturning Clinton's Midnight Action on the International Criminal Court
November 17, 2000
Informe de la Comision de Asesoramiento para las Instituciones financieras Internaciales
By Allan H. Meltzer, Edited by Ana I. Eiras
(Economic Freedom Project Report #00-04)
Informe de la Comision de Asesoramiento para las Instituciones financieras Internaciales
April 1, 2000
The Bretton Woods Institutions: History and Reform Proposals
By Brett D. Schaefer (Preface by Representative Jim Saxton)
(Economic Freedom Project Report #00-01)
The Bretton Woods Institutions: History and Reform Proposals
December 10, 1999
An Absence of Leadership: Clinton and the WTO
By Denise H. Froning
(Executive Memorandum #639)
The Seattle ministerial meeting of the WTO ended with nothing more to show for its efforts than several million dollars worth of broken glass and ...
November 19, 1999
U.S. Priorities at WTO Meeting in Seattle: Lower Trade Barriers
By Denise H. Froning
(Executive Memorandum #636)
When the WTO meets in Seattle on November 30th, a cacophony of competing interests is expected to disrupt its agenda.
October 22, 1999
Does U.S. Foreign Assistance Elicit Support for U.S. Policy? Not at the United Nations
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 21, 1999
Increase Oversight to 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.
June 4, 1999
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 4, 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 5, 1999
The International Criminal Court vs. the American People
By Lee A. Casey and David B. Rivkin, Jr.
(Backgrounder #1249)
A treaty creating a permanent International Criminal Court to investigate, try, and punish individuals who violate certain international human rights norms was adopted at a ...
February 5, 1999
The International Criminal Court vs. the American People
By Lee A. Casey and David B. Rivkin, Jr.
(Executive Summary #1249)
BG1249es: The International Criminal Court vs. the American People
February 4, 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. ...
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
July 16, 1998
A Checklist for IMF Reform
By Bryan T. Johnson and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1204)
A Checklist for IMF Reform
July 2, 1998
The International Criminal Court: Threatening U.S. Sovereignty and Security
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #537)
The International Criminal Court: Threatening U.S. Sovereignty and Security.
May 5, 1998
The IMF Needs Real Reform, Not More Money
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1175)
The IMF Needs Real Reform, Not More Money
April 2, 1998
How Congress Should Reform the International Monetary Fund
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1167)
How Congress Should Reform the International Monetary Fund
February 26, 1998
NATO Enlargement is No Threat to US-Russian Relations
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
(Executive Memorandum #510)
NATO Enlargement is no threat to US-Russian Relations
February 23, 1998
Senate Opportunities to Strengthen NATO Enlargement
By James H. Anderson
(Executive Memorandum #509)
Senate Opportunities to Strenthen NATO enlargement, James H.Anderson, NATO
February 2, 1998
Answering Senate Questions About NATO Enlargement
By James H. Anderson, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1154)
Answering Senate Questions About NATO Enlargement
February 2, 1998
Answering Senate Questions About NATO Enlargement
By James H. Anderson, Ph.D.
(Executive Summary #1154)
BG1154es: Answering Senate Questions About NATO Enlargement
December 5, 1997
Down the Drain: Why the IMF Bailout in Asia Is Wasteful and Won't Work
By Bryan T. Johnson and John Sweeney
(Backgrounder #1150)
Down the Drain: Why the IMF Bailout in Asia Is Wasteful and Won't Work
September 22, 1997
The United States Should Oppose Expansion of the U.N. Security Council
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1140)
BG1140: The United States Should Oppose Expansion of the U.N. Security Council
May 6, 1997
The international Monetary Fund: Outdated, Ineffective, and Unneceddary
By Bryan T. Johnson
(Backgrounder #1113)
BG1113: The International Monetary Fund: Outdated, Ineffective, and Unnecessary
April 10, 1997
Sunk In Helsinki: NATO After The Summit
By John Hillen
(Executive Memorandum #474)
EM474: Sunk In Helsinki: NATO After The Summit
February 24, 1997
Cash on Delivery: Congress Should Pay U.N. Past Dues After Reforms
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #468)
EM468: Cash on Delivery: Congress Should Pay U.N. Past Dues After Reforms
October 16, 1996
AID Should Release Economic Freedom Report Now
By Bryan T. Johnson
(Executive Memorandum #464)
EM464: AID Should Release Economic Freedom Report Now
June 24, 1996
Needed at the U.N.: More Secretary, Less General
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #455)
EM455: Needed at the U.N.: More Secretary, Less General
May 16, 1996
The World Bank and Economic Growth: 50 Years of Failure
By Bryan T. Johnson
(Backgrounder #1082)
BG1082: The World Bank and Economic Growth: 50 Years of Failure
May 13, 1996
Foreign Aid Wins Few Friends at the United Nations
By Johnson, Bryan T.
(FYI #101)
October 20, 1995
The U.N.'s 50th Anniversary: Time For Reform, Not Celebration
By Thomas P. Sheehy
(Executive Memorandum #434)
EM434: The U.N.'s 50th Anniversary: Time For Reform, Not Celebration
June 9, 1995
The U.N. at Fifty: No Key to Peace
By Thomas P. Sheehy
(Executive Memorandum #419)
EM419: The U.N. at Fifty: No Key to Peace
April 12, 1995
Most Aid Recipients Vote Against U.S. at U.N.
By Johnson, Bryan T.
(FYI #55)
January 27, 1995
Stay Out of UNESCO
By Thomas P. Sheehy
(Executive Memorandum #403)
EM403: Stay Out of UNESCO
August 1, 1994
The Real Threat to U.S. Sovereignty
By Joe Cobb
(Heritage Lecture #497)
HL497: The Real Threat to U.S. Sovereignty
December 20, 1993
Expanding The U.N. Security Council: A Reciepe for More Somalias, More Gridlock, and Less Democracy
By Cowin, Andrew J.
(Backgrounder #969)
December 20, 1993
No More Somali as: Reconsidering Clinton's Doctrine of Military Humanitarianism
By Sheeny, Thomas P.
(Backgrounder #968)
August 16, 1993
A U.N. Army: Unwise, Unsafe, and Unnecessary
By Thomas P. Sheehy
(Executive Memorandum #362)
EM362: A U.N. Army: Unwise, Unsafe, and Unnecessary
July 22, 1993
Setting Priorities at the United Nations
By Cowin, Andrew J.
(Backgrounder #952)
October 13, 1992
Expanding United Nations PeaceKeeping Role Poses Risk for America
By Cowin, Andrew J.
(Backgrounder #917)
May 13, 1992
U.N. Report Backtracks on Link Between Freedom and Development
By Cowin, Andrew J.
(Backgrounder Update #180)
September 12, 1991
Removing the Stain of the United Nations' "Zionism Is Racism" Resolution
By Gacek, Christopher M.
(Backgrounder #851)
August 9, 1991
At AID, New Inspector General Reports Confirm Need for Reforms
By Johnson, Bryan T.
(Backgrounder Update #166)
July 9, 1991
U.N. Report Links World Poverty to Lack of Freedom
By Gacek, Christopher M.
(Backgrounder Update #164)
May 24, 1991
Areas for U.S. -Soviet Cooperation at the United Nations
By Gacek, Christopher M.
(Backgrounder #831)
May 6, 1991
Inspector General Finds Many AID Projects Wasteful Failures
By Johnson, Bryan T.
(Backgrounder Update #159)
April 8, 1991
Help Wanted: A New Secretary General for the United Nations
By Gacek, Christopher M.
(Backgrounder Update #157)
March 9, 1990
Inspector General Audits Find AID Problems Continue
By Johnson, Bryan T.
(Backgrounder Update #127)
February 14, 1990
The U.N. Again Breaks Its Promise to the U.S.
By Franz, Mark A.
(Executive Memorandum #261)
June 1, 1989
Searching for Reforms at UNESCO
By Feulner, Edwin J. Jr.
(Heritage Lecture #189)
May 8, 1989
Political Poison for the World Health Assembly
By Winters, Robert
(Executive Memorandum #233)
March 1, 1989
Questions Confronting the New U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
By Franz, Mark A.
(Executive Memorandum #227)
October 24, 1988
At the United Nations, Reform Has a Long Way to Go
By v Franz, Mark A.
(Backgrounder #678)
September 9, 1988
Message to Verity: Don't Let the U.N. Undermine Patents
By Franz, Mark A.
(Backgrounder Update #85)
July 29, 1988
U.N. Reform Is Still a Charade
By Franz, Mark A.
(Backgrounder Update #81)
June 2, 1988
U.S. Leverage at the U.N. : All that Money Can Buy?
By Lichenstein, Charles M.
(Backgrounder #654)
May 6, 1988
At the (U.N. ) Movies: Making America the Villain
By Huber, Mark
(Backgrounder #648)
April 25, 1988
At the 42nd General Assembly, The United States Loses Again
By Dewey, Thomas E. L.
(Backgrounder #647)
March 17, 1988
Sound New Advice from the Agency for International Development
By Hudgins, Edward L.
(Executive Memorandum #191)
March 7, 1988
Private Voluntary Organizations Betray Their Trust
By Huber, Mark
(Backgrounder #636)
February 10, 1988
In the U.N. vs. Congress, Meese Must Enforce U.S. Law
By Dewey, Thomas E. L.
(Executive Memorandum #188)
January 4, 1988
The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization: Becoming Part of the Problem
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #626)
December 21, 1987
The Charade of United Nations Reform
By Dewey, Thomas E. L.
(Backgrounder #624)
November 2, 1987
The U.N. Development Program: Missing Its Chance to Spur Economic Growth
By Dewey, Thomas E. L.
(Backgrounder #614)
October 5, 1987
The Centre on Transnational Corporations: How the U.K. Injures Poor Nations
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #608)
July 9, 1987
The United Nations Continues to Duck Needed Reforms
By Huber, Mark
(Backgrounder #593)
May 1, 1987
Why the U.N. Still Does Not Merit Full U.S. Funding
By Dewey, Thomas E. L.
(Backgrounder Update #43)
March 10, 1987
United Nations Reform: Where's the Beef?
By Lichenstein, Charles M.
(Backgrounder #567)
March 4, 1987
A Dozen Questions for Congress to Ask the U.N. Secretary General
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Executive Memorandum #152)
February 13, 1987
Replenishing the World Bank's IDA: A $12.4 Billion Mistake
By Goldman, Morris B.
(Executive Memorandum #150)
January 22, 1987
Assessing the United Nations 41st General Assembly
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #560)
January 12, 1987
The Report that the U.N. Wants to Suppress : Soviet Atrocities in Afghanistan
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #556)
December 29, 1986
Antarctica Should Remain Off Limits to United Nations Meddling
By Dewey, Thomas E. L.
(Backgrounder #553)
December 5, 1986
Strengthening the U.S. -Zaire Relationship
By Pascoe, William
(Backgrounder #551)
December 1, 1986
At the U.N., Soviet Fronts Pose As Nongovernmental Organizations
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #549)
September 26, 1986
The Legal Case for Cutting U.S. Funding for the United Nations
By Dewey, Thomas E. L.
(Backgrounder #536)
September 3, 1986
Four Steps for Halting U.N. -Based Spying Against the United States
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Executive Memorandum #132)
August 26, 1986
UNCTAD: Testing the Reagan Commitment to Third World Growth
By Michalak, Stanley J.
(Backgrounder #530)
July 28, 1986
How the United Nations Can Be Reformed: The Recommendations of Four Former Ambassadors to the U.N.
By Sahnoun , Mohamed ; Van Well , Gunther ; Koh , Tommy T.B.; Lichenstein, Charles M.
(Heritage Lecture #66)
April 30, 1986
Soviet Espionage at the United Nations: Further U.S. Curbs Are Needed
By Dewey, Thomas E. L.
(Backgrounder Update #8)
April 8, 1986
Why Is the State Department Ignoring the Lowery Amendment?
By Dewey, Thomas E. L.
(Executive Memorandum #113)
March 31, 1986
The U.S. Should Keep the IMF Door Locked When Poland Gomes Knocking
By Hudgins, Edward L.
(Executive Memorandum #112)
February 14, 1986
Why the Genocide Treaty Trivializes the Horror of Genocide
By Huber, Mark
(Backgrounder #486)
December 17, 1985
The P.L.O.'s Valuable Ally: The United Nations
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #473)
November 19, 1985
Saving the World Health Organization from a Poison Pill
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #471)
November 14, 1985
Angola Tests the Reagan Doctrine
By Pascoe, William
(Backgrounder #470)
August 20, 1985
The United Nations at 40: 121 Ways to Improve
By Carson, John
(Backgrounder #450)
August 19, 1985
The U.N. Congress on Crime Must Stick to the Straight and Narrow
By Merkle, Melanie L.
(Executive Memorandum #90)
August 9, 1985
The United Nations at 40; Myth and Reality
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #448)
July 3, 1985
Last Chance for the Nairobi Women's Conference
By Lichenstein, Charles M.
(Executive Memorandum #84)
March 13, 1985
At the U.N. : The Kirkpatrick Legacy
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #416)
February 25, 1985
A U.S. Policy for the U.N. Conference on Women
By McMullen, Greerson G.; Lichenstein, Charles M.
(Backgrounder #410)
February 8, 1985
How the U.N. Is Off Course in Outer Space
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #407)
December 10, 1984
UNESCO — Time To Leave
By Harries, Owen
(Executive Memorandum #68)
October 8, 1984
GAO's UNESCO Report Card: A Failing Grade
By Harries, Owen
(Backgrounder #386)
October 3, 1984
The U.N.'s Economic Credo: The Way the World Doesn't Work
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #384)
September 11, 1984
A U.N. Success Story: The World's Fattest Pensions
By Merkle, Melanie L.
(Backgrounder #378)
August 27, 1984
The United Nations' Flawed Population Policy
By Huessey, Peter R.
(Backgrounder #376)
July 13, 1984
Treating People as an Asset
By Simon, Julian L.
(Backgrounder #367)
July 9, 1984
An Insider Looks at UNESCO's Problems
By Lengyel, Peter
(Backgrounder #364)
June 15, 1984
Why Congress Should Be Wary of the U.N. Convention on the International Sale of Goods
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #361)
May 2, 1984
U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, Part 1: Cheating the Poor
By Michalak, Stanley J.
(Backgrounder #347)
April 12, 1984
The Case for Ignoring the World Court
By Pines, Burton Yale
(Executive Memorandum #50)
February 23, 1984
The.U.N. Department of Public Information: A House of Mirrors
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #332)
January 17, 1984
P.L.98-164: The U.N. Under Scrutiny
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Issue Bulletin #101)
December 6, 1983
The Hypocrisy of U.N. Human Rights Day
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Executive Memorandum #41)
December 5, 1983
The U.S. and UNESCO: Time for Decision
By Harries, Owen
(Executive Memorandum #40)
October 19, 1983
The U.S. and UNESCO at a Crossroads
By Harries, Owen
(Backgrounder #298)
October 11, 1983
The U.N. and Afghanistan: Stalemated Peacemaking
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #296)
September 29, 1983
The U.S. and the U.N. : Time for Reappraisal
By Pines, Burton Yale
(Backgrounder #293)
August 30, 1983
UNICEF, Beware, Dangerous Shoals Ahead
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #287)
August 11, 1983
The Model U.N. Program: Teaching Unreality
By Gulick, Thomas G.; Merkle, Melanie L.
(Backgrounder #282)
July 20, 1983
The Wayward U.N.: A Digest of Heritage Studies
By Merkle, Melanie L.
(Backgrounder #278)
June 16, 1983
The United Nations' Campaign Against Israel
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #271)
April 20, 1983
U.N. Peacekeeping: An Empty Mandate
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #262)
April 19, 1983
Blinking at the Law, The State Department Helps the PLO
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Executive Memorandum #20)
March 10, 1983
The IPDC: UNESCO vs. the Free Press
By Gulick, Thomas G.
(Backgrounder #253)
February 14, 1983
Americans at the U.N.: An Endangered Species
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #247)
December 13, 1982
UNESCO, Where Culture Becomes Propaganda
By Gulick, Thomas G.
(Backgrounder #233)
November 16, 1982
Multinationals: First Victim of the U.N. War on Free Enterprise
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #227)
October 21, 1982
What Does the U.N. Have Against Israel?
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Executive Memorandum #7)
October 4, 1982
At the U.N. , A Mounting War on Patents
By Brooks, Roger A.
(Backgrounder #215)
August 27, 1982
Through the Looking Glass: The Culture of the Political U.N.
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #206)
June 1, 1982
The U.N. Under Scrutiny
By Decter , Midge ; Pines , Burton Yale ; Feulner , Edwin J., Jr.; Kirkpatrick, Jeane J.; Theberge, Leonard J.
(Heritage Lecture #15)
May 26, 1982
The U.N. and Disarmament: The Second Special Session
By Buckman, John
(Backgrounder #186)
May 11, 1982
The U.N. and Human Rights: The Double Standard
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #183)
April 8, 1982
How the U.N. Aids Marxist Guerrilla Groups
By Gulick, Thomas G.
(Backgrounder #177)
January 26, 1982
Marxist Mozambique: The Question of U.S. Aid
By Butterfield, Ian
(Backgrounder #163)
January 2, 1982
The United States and the United Nations: A Balance Sheet
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #162)
December 12, 1979
The World Bank and the Future of U.S. Participation
By Woodard, Susan P.
(Backgrounder #107)
August 31, 1977
Human Rights and Foreign Policy
By Gayner, Jeffrey B.
(Backgrounder #32)
May 16, 1977
Genocide Treaty
By Gayner, Jeffrey B.
(Issue Bulletin #7)
U.S. Policy Toward Angola: Past Failures and Present Opportunities
By Butterfield, Ian
(Backgrounder #149)
How the UNRWA Has Failed the Palestinian Refugees
By Pilon, Juliana Geran
(Backgrounder #436)
June 3, 2009
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