How Joe Biden Is Vetoing American Interests in the U.N.

The United States is co-sponsoring a resolution that would undermine its veto power in the U.N. Security Council.

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The United Nations Security Council at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, February 28, 2020

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With a frequent, often automatic majority against the United States, the U.N. General Assembly is a danger to American interests, allies, and beliefs. One need only recall the infamous “Zionism Is Racism” resolution to see just how far that majority may sometimes go.

What protects the United States in the United Nations is our veto in the Security Council. It is therefore a blow against our country’s interests that the Biden administration is supporting — indeed, it is co-sponsoring — a General Assembly resolution designed to undermine and delegitimize the veto.

Elliott Abrams

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Elliott Abrams

Elliott Abrams is a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and served in the Reagan, George W. Bush, and Trump administrations.

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