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Obama Should Assert Resolve the World Can Believe In
With his address to the United Nations this week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated, “I do believe the system of empires has reached the end… Read More
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Public Diplomacy as Apology
Judging by President Obama’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly yesterday, U.S. public diplomacy messaging on the Middle East crisis is stuck perpetually on a… Read More
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Free Speech Threatened at United Nations
The skies over New York are thick with chickens coming home to roost for the Obama Administration. No sooner had President Obama delivered his oration… Read More
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Attempting to Decipher the Perplexing Rhetoric of Ahmadinejad’s U.N. Speech
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s highly anticipated U.N. speech can be summed up in one word: erratic. Although he toned down most of the incendiary language… Read More
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Obama Should Be Guided by His Own Words on Latin America
In his generally disappointing September 25 address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama trotted out a number of fundamental American principles. He called… Read More
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Morning Bell: 5 Ways Obama Disappointed at the United Nations
President Obama spoke to the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday – and what a disappointing speech it was. He actually scrapped his… Read More
Obama at U.N. in Defense of Free Speech—Sort Of
Speaking at the United Nations this morning, for the first time since anti-American violence erupted in the Middle East on September 11, President Obama found… Read More
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Obama Has Another Jimmy Carter Moment at the U.N.
President Obama’s U.N. speech offered little confidence for those living in the direct firing line of an Iran, which may soon be armed with a… Read More
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Iran Escalates Threats Ahead of Ahmadinejad’s United Nations Speech
The war of nerves between Iran and Israel continued to escalate over the weekend as a prominent Iranian officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps… Read More
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Comedian in Chief: Obama Snubs World Leaders for Talk Shows
Where is President Obama? Yakking it up on television and radio with comedians and chat shows. That is, when he is not out raising funds… Read More
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U.N. Review of Tech Transfers to Iran, North Korea Underscores Need for U.S. Action
As reported by Fox News earlier this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved the transfer of computers and other equipment to Iran and… Read More
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Cairo Embassy Statement in Tune with Obama U.N. Resolution
The statement Tuesday from the U.S. embassy in Cairo apologizing to Muslims and condemning “the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings… Read More
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U.N. “Programme of Action” Does Little Damage, So Far
The 2012 Review Conference for the U.N.’s “Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in… Read More
U.S. Should Quit U.N.’s “Programme of Action”
Today marks the second week of the 2012 Review Conference for the U.N.’s “Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in… Read More
New Report Outlines Iran’s Nuclear Progress as Tehran Counterattacks with Misaligned Summit
The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has documented Iran’s continued progress towards attaining a nuclear weapons capacity. Iran more than doubled… Read More
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U.N. Disabilities Treaty Leaves Door Open for Abortion Advocates
A heated abortion debate in the Senate gives the U.S. just one more reason to oppose the U.N. treaty it is considering on disabilities. Last… Read More
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The End of the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty—for Now
On Friday, the negotiating conference for the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) crashed to short-term failure. After four weeks, the clock ran out. The ATT… Read More
U.N. Negotiations on Arms Trade Treaty Near End
The U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference released a second draft text late in the afternoon on Thursday. After initial reactions from states, the questions… Read More
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The Arms Trade Treaty: Just A Gateway Drug
The outcome of the U.N. Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is still uncertain, but one thing’s for sure: The ATT is not going… Read More
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Arms Trade Treaty: Media Need an Advanced Class on Treaties
In answering media questions on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), I have found that hosts frequently state, as a matter of fact, that treaties… Read More
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Reaction to the Latest Draft of the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
In early July, I spent two weeks at the U.N. conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The conference ends on July 27, and I’m… Read More
5 Fundamental Flaws in the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
The overwhelming majority of commentary in the United States on the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) has focused on the possible risks it poses to… Read More
Syrian Uprising Penetrates Damascus, Kills Defense Minister
The “Arab Spring” arrived in Damascus with a vengeance this week—despite the brutal repression meted out by the Assad regime. Today, the Syrian defense minister… Read More
Thanks to the American People for Resisting the Law of the Sea Treaty
The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America have fought steadily for American sovereignty and American naval and maritime rights and against taxation of Americans… Read More
Morning Bell: Harmful U.N. Sea Treaty Stalls in Senate
A United Nations threat to U.S. sovereignty has been halted. The Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST), a pet project of Senator John Kerry (D-MA),… Read More
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Another U.N. Convention That Poses Threats to U.S. Sovereignty
Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the U.N.’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). As multiple experts—including The… Read More
U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty: “Why on Earth Would We Sign?”
Opposition to a proposed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is growing over concerns about its possible implications for America’s sovereignty and interests. As Heritage’s… Read More
Heritage Analyst Speaks to U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Conference
On Wednesday morning, nongovernmental organizations made presentations to the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference. Heritage’s Ted R. Bromund, senior research fellow in Anglo-American relations… Read More
A First-Week Roundup from the U.N.’s Arms Trade Treaty Conference
Here are a few notable events and themes that caught my eye during my first week at the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference: The… Read More
Syria: Violence Escalates While International Community Dithers
Various Syrian opposition groups met in Cairo this week to sketch out a draft of a potential constitution and lay out the steps of a… Read More
