A Strong UN for a World in Transition

Image by Thomas Franke.

In a display of staggering arrogance, even by its own standards, the U.S. administration recently sent a questionnaire to UN aid agencies, asking staff whether they held “anti-American” beliefs or affiliations—as if America were a religion rather than a nation-state—and whether they had any links to communism. The International Committee of the Red Cross also received the form, which was issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The questionnaire...