U.S. Foreign Policy in Transition: Major Cuts to International Organizations Amid OSCE Reform
In its foreign policy, the U.S. government is increasingly focusing on a fundamental restructuring of multilateral cooperation. While the administration under President Donald Trump is withdrawing from a total of 66 international organizations, citing waste and loss of sovereignty, Washington is pursuing a course of tough reforms and consolidation in select forums such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
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