Senior Fellow @AEI. Views expressed are my own.

Joined June 2015
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ICJ ad hoc "judge" Navi Pillay is tipping the scales on the ICJ’s current proceedings on Myanmar, intending to lower the legal threshold for proving genocide so that weakened and false standard can later be weaponized against American and allied soldiers whenever they raise a finger against terrorists that hide behind civilians. Pillay: We see your agenda and we'll be watching the ICJ’s handling of these proceedings very closely. As our actions against the ICC demonstrate, we will not allow globalist, faux-judges to weaponize the law against our troops, undermine our sovereignty, or put American lives at risk.   The Nobel Committee has disgraced itself by awarding the Peace Prize to Pillay. What a shameful choice to "honor" someone who represents an "international community" with a leftist, globalist, antisemitic agenda. President Trump is showing a better way, by actually ENDING WARS, bringing hostages HOME, and making PEACE.
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BREAKING: Today I can exclusively reveal that Professor Ben Saul - an Australian UN human rights official who previously called for the arrest of President Trump - has been caught conducting an email pen-pal relationship with serving Chinese Communist Party officials.
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Today: UN rapporteur Ben Saul presents report accusing America of crimes against humanity. unwatch.org/china-funded-un-… Yesterday: We revealed his close ties to Beijing. After Saul met his former student, Chinese UN rep Li Xiaomei, Beijing gave him $150,000. xitter.cf/profbensaul/status/211…
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The US once again ceased participation in the Human Rights Council in 2025. Those who predictably condemned the withdrawal have done nothing to address US criticisms. Instead, they have chosen to tolerate and continue its dysfunction. nationalreview.com/2026/10/t…
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Just came from voting on the next Secretary General of the United Nations. President Trump needs a partner who will help drive reform and broker peace deals.
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The straw poll on October 16 completely resets the race for the next United Nations Secretary General. All current candidates are opposed by at least two permanent members of the Security Council. Expect withdrawals and new candidates. Which gives the US opportunities. aei.org/foreign-and-defense-…
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A lot of ink has been spilled about the US abandoning the United Nations. Yet, despite deep cuts, America contributed $7.1 billion in 2025 to the UN system, about half the $14.4 billion in 2024. Nonetheless, the US contributed far more than any other nation. aei.org/foreign-and-defense-…
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With 2025 UN budgetary and staffing data now released, we have updated the AEI United Nations Organizations Assessment Project. In addition to updated data, the Project has also expanded to include UN peacekeeping, IMF, UNOCHA, and the World Bank. aei.org/un-review/
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#WTH a personal note. It’s been three years since the attacks of October 7. Much has been written and said. Here’s what’s missing. We will win. 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 whatthehellisgoingon.substac…
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48 UN Member States refused to participate in the UN’s shameful High-Level Meeting commemorating the 25th anniversary of the notorious anti-Western, antisemitic Durban Conference – nearly a quarter of the UN. This was a significant increase from 38 countries boycotting in 2021. We thank all Member States who joined the United States in rejecting Durban’s poisonous legacy.
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Our latest #WTH pod with @BrettDSchaefer lays out the massive money the Trump administration is wasting… at the @UN 🤯 Infographic below 👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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AEI’s @BrettDSchaefer: The Trump administration has a lot of things that they would like to do and these may not sound radical, but they would have enormous impacts in terms of the financial situation of the United Nations.
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Instead of concentrating on large-scale multinational peace operations, the next secretary-general of the United Nations “should focus on quieter, cheaper forms of crisis diplomacy,” argues @RichardGowan1. foreignaffairs.com/united-na…
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BREAKING: 🇨🇴 Colombia has withdrawn from South Africa’s baseless ICJ “genocide” case against Israel. More Latin American countries are expected to follow suit.
COMMUNIQUÉ : la #Colombie a informé la #CIJ de sa décision de retirer la déclaration d’intervention qu’elle avait déposée en vertu de l’article 63 du Statut de la Cour le 5 avril 2024 ... (1/2)
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🇺🇳 António Guterres: “The scale of killing in Gaza is unlike anything I've witnessed in my years as Secretary-General.” FACT-CHECK: ❌ Under Guterres's watch since 2017: 🇸🇾 Syria: 120,000+ killed 🇸🇩 Sudan: 150,000+ killed 🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 162,000+ killed 🇾🇪 Yemen: 200,000+ killed
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