Trump's withdrawal list masks US pullback from climate, security and development bodies
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2026
The United States is walking away from 66 international organizations and UN entities in what the White House portrays as a purge of "wasteful" and "anti-American" institutions-but only a small subset of exits has immediate, structural consequences for how US agencies do their work. The long tail of obscure, dormant or marginal forums padded into the list offers political cover, creating an impr
The United States is walking away from 66 international organizations and UN entities in what the White House portrays as a purge of "wasteful" and "anti-American" institutions-but only a small subset of exits has immediate, structural consequences for how US agencies do their work. The long tail of obscure, dormant or marginal forums padded into the list offers political cover, creating an impr