InternationalCommentary
Even Friends of the Arms Trade Treaty Admit It’s Not Working
The nations that are party to the Arms Trade Treaty gathered for their annual meeting this week in Geneva. The United States is not there,… Read More
InternationalNews
5 Things to Know About the New UN Ambassador
Kelly Knight Craft was a business executive and philanthropist when President Donald Trump appointed her as ambassador to Canada in June 2017. Now Craft is… Read More
InternationalNews
Pompeo Taps Panel to Promote US-Style ‘Unalienable Rights’ Globally
The State Department is rolling out a new Commission on Unalienable Rights to focus on human rights worldwide from the perspective of the nation’s founding. … Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why Liberals Fear the State Department’s Review of the Nature of Human Rights
“Every human law has just so much of the nature of law as is derived from the law of nature,” Thomas Aquinas wrote. “But if… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Pompeo Seeks New Strategic Agenda for Arctic, Cautions Allies on China’s Intentions
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has set out a new U.S. agenda for the Arctic —and warned allies about China’s growing influence in the region…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
Don’t Erase Women at the United Nations
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is being pressured to embrace “gender identity” ideology at its annual meeting this week. If successful,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why the US Is Right to Refuse to Sign UN Migration Compact
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
InternationalCommentary
Pompeo Is Right on Sovereignty. His Council on Foreign Relations Critic Is Wrong.
Stewart Patrick of the Council on Foreign Relations didn’t much like Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s sovereignist speech on Dec. 4, and he lets you… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Media Misses Mark on Heather Nauert’s D-Day Comment
Heather Nauert has her history right. The Washington Post and other media outlets have launched a lame effort to undermine President Donald Trump’s new nominee… Read More
InternationalNews
Heather Nauert, Trump’s Pick to Succeed Haley at UN, Praised as ‘Capable,’ ‘Well-Informed’
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Heather Nauert is an excellent choice to replace Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, analysts say. “Heather… Read More
InternationalCommentary
America Needs More Leverage at the United Nations
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
InternationalCommentary
Western Nations Abandon Consensus to Push Abortion Agenda at UN
In a severe loss for mothers around the world, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva last month adopted a resolution on maternal mortality… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How the US Can Block Abortion and ‘Hate Speech’ Activism at the UN
With another session of the United Nations General Assembly underway, the U.S. has a number of opportunities to advance U.S. interests and to protect life… Read More
InternationalNews
4 Questions About Nikki Haley’s Departure as UN Ambassador
The Trump presidency has been full of surprises, but personnel changes typically are telegraphed or leaked well in advance. Nikki Haley’s announcement of her resignation… Read More
InternationalNews
Possible Replacements for Nikki Haley Already Being Floated as Trump Says Announcement Coming Soon
Pundits are already throwing out the names of individuals who could replace outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley after her Tuesday announcement… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The Daily Signal Podcast: In UN Speech, Trump Makes Powerful Case for American Sovereignty
President Donald Trump was the center of everyone’s attention at the United Nations on Tuesday, where he delivered a formal address defending his policies. Brett… Read More
InternationalNews
7 Top Takeaways From Trump’s UN Speech for Friends and Foes Alike
President Donald Trump defended the sovereignty of America—and every other country—before the 73rd United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, in his second address to the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why the BUILD Act Can’t and Won’t Achieve UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
As they continue to press for full Senate approval, proponents of a new U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, which would be established by the BUILD… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Bolton Is Right to Repudiate International Criminal Court’s Jurisdiction Over US Military, Government Officials
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
InternationalCommentary
We Hear You: Nikki Haley, the UN, Identity Politics, Obamacare Costs, and Liberal Tantrums
Editor’s note: Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, continues to draw raves from The Daily Signal’s audience. Her recent stand for human… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Promotes More Jobs for Americans … at the UN
The Trump administration is trying to secure more jobs for American citizens in the United Nations bureaucracy, as a recent State Department report finds woeful… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Overlooked Human Rights Crisis Unfolding in China’s Xinjiang Province
A few weeks ago, we Americans celebrated our independence and first freedoms—including freedom of thought, religion, and speech. One freedom little remembered, but ever so… Read More
InternationalNews
Victims of Religious Persecution Tell Their Stories at International Conference in DC
Iren Fogel was only 13 when her family was brought to Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Her parents, four of her five siblings,… Read More
InternationalSocietyCommentary
Problematic Women: Nikki Haley Takes on the UN Human Rights Council
In this week’s edition of “Problematic Women,” we discuss Saudi women taking to the road in “big cars with big engines,” Meghan McCain facilitating a… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: Nikki Haley Criticizes UN Human Rights Council
Ambassador Nikki Haley has no regrets about the U.S. leaving the United Nations Human Rights Council, and in a speech at The Heritage Foundation, she… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nikki Haley: A Profile in Courage
Yesterday, I had the honor of welcoming Ambassador Nikki Haley to The Heritage Foundation. And as she spoke before a packed audience, I realized we… Read More
InternationalNews
Nikki Haley Defends Decision to Leave UN Human Rights Council, Calls It ‘Greatest Failure’ of UN
The United States’ withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council has nothing to do with its commitment to human rights, Ambassador Nikki Haley said… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Believe the UN’s Propaganda About ‘Extreme Poverty’ in the US
Philip Alston, the United Nations’ special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, recently reported that in the United States, “[a]bout 40 million live in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
To Promote Gun Control, the UN Changes the Rules
In the last two weeks of June, the United Nations held another review conference on its efforts to counter what it considers illicit dealing in… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fighting Bullies at the UN
Recent outbreaks of violence at the border between Israel and Gaza garnered more than their fair share of biased media attention. Many liberal news outlets… Read More
