Transnational Bodies

ICC Condemns Trump's Sanctions on the Court

February 10, 2025

The International Criminal Court ("ICC") called on its 125 member states to "stand up to Washington" in opposition to the Executive Order signed by President Trump imposing sanctions on the Court for overstepping its jurisdiction. The United States is not a member of the ICC and has never recognized its jurisdiction.
USAID Funding of Progressive Media

February 10, 2025

According to reporting by The Federalist, the Prime Minister of Hungary has confirmed that USAID "financed ultra-progressive Politico in Brussels and basically the entire left-wing media in Hungary."
"The Global Rise of Conservatism"

February 07, 2025

James Jay Carafano, Senior Counselor to the President and Heritage Foundation Fellow, analyzes what he calls " the biggest geopolitical shift in the world...the rise of global conservatism."
What Defunding USAID is Really About

February 05, 2025

John Daniel Davidsdon of The Federalist offers some perspective on the real reason the Trump administration has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development ("USAID").
Global USAID Staff Put on Administrative Leave

February 05, 2025

Continuing in its move to overhaul the U.S. Agency of International Development ("USAID"), the Trump administration has announced that all directly-hired USAID staff will be put on administrative leave. Some exceptions have been made for those who are "responsibile for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs."
Rubio, new "Acting Head" of USAID, Accuses the Organization of "Rank Insubordination"

February 04, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was named "acting head" of the U.S. Agency for international Development ("USAID") on Sunday, says that the agency needs an extensive overhaul, claiming that it has "lost its focus and abandoned the national interest."
Musk Announces Shut Down of USAID

February 03, 2025

In his role as leader of the new Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), an advisory body to President Trump, Elon Musk has declared that there is "no hope for USAID to improve" and that the President has agreed to its shutdown.
WHO Announces Budget Cuts after Announement of US Withdrawal

January 31, 2025

Following Trump's announcement to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, the WHO announced hiring freezes and spending cuts in anticipation of the loss of its biggest funder.
EU and Other Global Leaders React to Trump's Inauguration

January 22, 2025

At the annual meeting of global leaders in Davos, Switzerland this week, nations voice their stances towards the new Trump presidency.
Trump Pulls Out of Global Corporate Tax Deal

January 21, 2025

On Monday, President Trump declared in a presidential memorandum that the global corporate minimum tax deal negotiated by the Biden administration in 2021 "has no force or effect" in the United States.