Transnational Bodies

The End of the World Trade Organization?

February 18, 2025

Mathias Dopfner argues that the World Trade Organization ("WTO") is no longer fulfilling its mission and should be "dissolved."
Hungary Moves to Eliminate NGOs and Media Outlets that Receive Foreign Funding

February 12, 2025

Praising President Trump's efforts to eliminate USAID, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has begun auditing organizations operating in Hungary that recieve U.S. funds, claiming that foreign aid is being used to "topple" the Hungarian government.
Documents Reveal Leftist Agenda Funding by USAID

February 10, 2025

After reviewing USAID documents,The Federalist shows how the foreign aid agency funded global activities promoting censorship and a "Gender Transformative and Intersectional Strategy."
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.