Brett Schaefer is the Jay Kingham senior research fellow in international regulatory affairs with The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom. Read his research.
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After nearly 18 months of deliberations, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court decided on April 12 to reject the request from ICC prosecutor… Read More
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National security adviser John Bolton presented the Trump administration’s new Africa strategy Thursday at The Heritage Foundation. The strategy focused on three priorities: Enhancing U.S…. Read More
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On Dec. 10-11 in Morocco, most of the world’s nations will sign on to the United Nations’ Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration…. Read More
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The United Nations is not friendly ground for the United States. Last year, less than one-third of the votes taken in the U.N. General Assembly supported the… Read More
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National security adviser John Bolton didn’t mince words in a speech on Monday as he outlined U.S. policy toward the International Criminal Court. In that… Read More
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Last week, the State Department announced that the Trump administration had concluded an internal review and decided to end all U.S. contributions to the United… Read More
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In an op-ed for CNBC, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., urge Congress to approve a bill that would rebrand and double the… Read More
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The United States announced Tuesday that it will leave the United Nations Human Rights Council. This is hardly surprising. As Ambassador Nikki Haley explained in… Read More
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President Donald Trump recently proclaimed June 2018 to be National Ocean Month and stated his support for better utilizing the vast resources contained in America’s… Read More
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee has scheduled a markup for May 9 for H.R. 5105, the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of… Read More
