Brett D. Schaefer
@BrettDSchaefer
Senior Fellow @AEI. Views expressed are my own.
It took longer than expected -- the Executive Order called for a decision by early May -- but the White House made the correct decision to again withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). thehill.com/opinion/white-…
FAQ: TIME IS SHORT TO TRIGGER THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL’S SNAPBACK MECHANISM Q: Why is retaining the sanctions critical to nuclear nonproliferation in Iran? UN sanctions on Iran impose multilateral trade restrictions and key prohibitions on Iran’s nuclear proliferation activities.…
Follow-up: UN won't accept security from Israel but still blames Israel when supplies get looted. How do you square that circle? [Joseph Klein @canadafreepress]
Macron’s recognition of a Palestinian state after the October 7th massacre isn’t diplomacy; it’s moral collapse. It rewards mass murder and tells Islamist terrorists: kill Jews, and the world will hand you a state. This shameful decision will be tossed this into the dustbin…
Regardless of the status of materials at targeted nuclear sites, Iran has other nuclear material that is currently not under safeguards and must be, otherwise Tehran is in violation of the NPT.
Iran has agreed to allow a technical delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit in the coming weeks to discuss the "modality" for cooperation between Tehran and the agency, not to inspect nuclear sites, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on…
End the Palestinian Authority’s “Pay-To-Slay” Program @dpletka & @SteveKAilinger @AEIfdp end-palestinian-pay-to-slay.tiiny.co/?mkt_tok=NDc1L…
President Trump is right: the U.S. should not fund or participate in @UNESCO. This UN organization granted full membership to the “State of Palestine” in 2011 and since then has been most notable for its anti-Israel bias and ceding influence to the Chinese Communist Party on AI.…
🚨 BREAKING: Trump administration pulls US back out of UNESCO, citing its inclusion of 'State of Palestine' and support for 'woke' causes
Heritage Foundation Founder Ed Feulner was a giant of the conservative movement, and a dear friend and ally of Margaret Thatcher. He will be greatly missed.
Sad to hear about the passing of Heritage Foundation founder Ed Feulner. He was a great man and a wonderful person. Nice tribute below by Derek Morgan. dailysignal.com/2025/07/19/onw…
Apparently, the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA is the Hotel California of the UN system. Refugees can go elsewhere, even become citizens in other nations, but UNRWA won't let them deregister even if they request it. jns.org/palestinian-re…
In my recent postings, I have been critical of the @UN and have stated that the organization is in crisis. I do believe that some manner of shared approach is needed to tackle truly global challenges and establish standards and protocols in areas that affect everyone (aviation,…
Thank you, 🇺🇸@SecRubio. You just made the historic decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN's pro-Hamas rapporteur. Now the dominoes are falling. Frightened of also being sanctioned, architects of the UN’s anti-Israel inquisition are fleeing the ship. The tide is turning.
BREAKING: Navi Pillay is resigning from the UN's permanent commission of inquiry on Israel, citing “age, medical issues and other commitments.” Her two colleagues are also resigning. Pillay was chosen for the post because of her visceral hate for Israel: unwatch.org/pillay-commiss…
Which UN organizations actually serve US interests? @BrettDSchaefer finds that realigning US participation in UN organizations could save the US between $3.5 billion and $6.5 billion, while still safeguarding major US interests. 🧵Link to the full assessment below 👇
AEI's @BrettDSchaefer: The American taxpayer bears a disproportionate burden in funding the UN megalith, and a thoroughgoing review is long overdue. aei.org/foreign-and-de…
The AEI United Nations Organizations Assessment Project (aei.org/un-review/) has been published! The Project racks and stacks UN organizations based on their contribution to US interests. Implementing the recs would save billions. aei.org/foreign-and-de…
Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt @IntlCrimCourt action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies, and executives. Albanese’s campaign of political and economic…
China continues to obfuscate on COVID origins. And the World Health Organization continues to give Beijing cover. dailymail.co.uk/health/article…
Regardless of whether the UN sees itself as pro-Hamas, Hamas sees the UN as pro-Hamas. State Dept cable confirms Hamas placed bounties on Gaza Humanitarian Foundation staff, demanded end of GHF and resumption of aid through through UNRWA for ceasefire. freebeacon.com/israel/hamas-p…
This is cheap propaganda. The People’s Republic of China (and the CCP) did not sign the U.N. charter at the organization’s founding. The Republic of China signed it June 26, 1945. But the ROC (Taiwan) was expelled in 1971 and has since been blocked from the U.N. by CCP lobbying.
FM Spokesperson Guo Jiakun: Eighty years ago, the signing of the UN Charter and the founding of the United Nations declared the steadfast commitment of the international community to ending the scourge of war and promoting cooperation, which ushered in a new historical chapter of…
In latest attack on @GHFUpdates, UN accuses them of weaponising food. It is the UN that is facilitating weaponisation. Their limited aid deliveries are used by Hamas to control population & fund terrorism. UN & Hamas are united in opposition to GHF. What does that tell you?