A world without the United States is gradually becoming a reality

On January 7, President Trump instructed the U.S. government to withdraw from 66 international organizations and treaties. Included are the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). This move clearly demonstrates the U.S. stance of deviating from a multilateral-based framework for international cooperation.

The Trump administration had just ignored international law and conducted military actions against the South American country of Venezuela to secure oil supplies, with a clear policy shift towards pursuing “order established by strength.”

On January 7, Trump signed a memorandum directing government agencies to initiate the withdrawal process from 31 UN agencies and related treaties, as well as 35 other international organizations.

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