Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, Check users, delete, edit, move, oversight, protect, rollback, Administrators
51,035
edits
Changes
Donald Trump achievements: Foreign policy (view source)
Revision as of 20:03, December 13, 2018
, 20:03, December 13, 2018→Executive actions, 2018: Add.
*Gertz, Bill (October 24, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/24/mike-pence-outlines-chinas-election-meddling-strat/ New details on Chinese election meddling]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved October 25, 2018.</ref>
*Gertz, Bill (October 24, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/24/mike-pence-outlines-chinas-election-meddling-strat/ New details on Chinese election meddling]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved October 25, 2018.</ref>
**October 3, 2018—After the [[International Court of Justice]] ruled that the U.S. could not impose certain sanctions on Iran, the Trump Administration defied the organization, withdrawing from the 1955 Treaty of Amity between the two countries, as well as from an optional protocol of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.<ref name="IranTreaty"/> The administration also announced it would review every international agreement that might compromise U.S. sovereignty to the ICJ.<ref name="IranTreaty"/>
**October 3, 2018—After the [[International Court of Justice]] ruled that the U.S. could not impose certain sanctions on Iran, the Trump Administration defied the organization, withdrawing from the 1955 Treaty of Amity between the two countries, as well as from an optional protocol of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.<ref name="IranTreaty"/> The administration also announced it would review every international agreement that might compromise U.S. sovereignty to the ICJ.<ref name="IranTreaty"/>
**November 13, 2018—The U.S. voted against a UN General Assembly resolution praising the UNHCR and endorsing the Global Compact for Refugees – the latter of which the U.S. announced it would withdraw from – because it conflicted with American "sovereign interests." That resolution had previously been approved by consensus in the 60 years of its existence before the Trump Administration requested a vote on the matter.<ref>Multiple references:
*Nichols, Michelle (November 13, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-un-refugees/us-alone-in-opposing-un-refugee-text-over-sovereignty-concerns-idUSKCN1NI2VB U.S. alone in opposing U.N. refugee text over sovereignty concerns]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
*Cockburn, Harry (November 14, 2018). [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-votes-against-un-refugee-agency-unhcr-resolution-trump-immigration-asylum-mexico-border-a8633226.html US only country in the world to vote against work of UN refugee agency]. ''The Independent''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
*Rush, Nayla (December 4, 2018). [https://cis.org/Report/Avoiding-Quicksand-Global-Compact-Refugees Avoiding the Quicksand of the Global Compact on Refugees]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
See also:
*Rush, Nayla (December 9, 2018). [https://www.cis.org/Rush/Growing-Skepticism-Final-Vote-Nears-UNs-Global-Compact-Migration Growing Skepticism as Final Vote Nears on UN's Global Compact for Migration]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
*Kueppers-McKinnon, Anja (December 12, 2018). [https://p.dw.com/p/39gDw Can the US be persuaded to support the UN refugee pact?] ''Deutsche Welle''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
Articles about the Global Compact on Refguees before the Trump Administration announced it would withdraw:
*Rush, Nayla (September 25, 2018). [https://cis.org/Rush/US-Continues-Back-UN-Refugee-Compact-Contradicts-Administration-Goals U.S. Continues to Back UN Refugee Compact that Contradicts Administration Goals]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
*Rush, Nayle (December 14, 2017). [https://cis.org/Rush/US-Still-Part-Global-Compact-Refugees US Is Still Part of the 'Global Compact on Refugees']. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
*Rush Nayla (October 26, 2018). [https://cis.org/Rush/Global-Compact-Refugees-New-Model-International-Lawmaking The Global Compact on Refugees: A New Model for International Lawmaking]. ''Center for Immigration Studies''. Retrieved December 13, 2018.</ref>
*The Trump Administration took several steps to reduce and improve aid to foreign countries, and it took a skeptical stance toward nation-building.<ref name="NationBuilding2018"/>
*The Trump Administration took several steps to reduce and improve aid to foreign countries, and it took a skeptical stance toward nation-building.<ref name="NationBuilding2018"/>
**January 2018—Not only did the U.S. withhold $255 million in military aid to [[Pakistan]] due to its lack of cooperation with U.S. counterterrorism efforts,<ref>Gómez, Serafin; Pappas, Alex (January 1, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/01/trump-withholding-millions-in-aid-to-pakistan-as-accuses-country-giving-safe-haven-to-terrorists.html Trump withholding $255M in aid to Pakistan, as he accuses country of giving 'safe haven' to terrorists]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref> but it suspended all security assistance with the country which amounted to at least $900 million.<ref>Multiple references:
**January 2018—Not only did the U.S. withhold $255 million in military aid to [[Pakistan]] due to its lack of cooperation with U.S. counterterrorism efforts,<ref>Gómez, Serafin; Pappas, Alex (January 1, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/01/trump-withholding-millions-in-aid-to-pakistan-as-accuses-country-giving-safe-haven-to-terrorists.html Trump withholding $255M in aid to Pakistan, as he accuses country of giving 'safe haven' to terrorists]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref> but it suspended all security assistance with the country which amounted to at least $900 million.<ref>Multiple references: