Ramaswamy Considering Reevaluating US United Nations Membership & Scaling Back NATO Involvement, Report
Prominent international relations scholar Ammani Ramaswamy has suggested that the United States should consider reevaluating its United Nations membership and scaling back NATO involvement in light of recent policy failures in the Middle East and other regions.
Ramaswamy, who teaches at Harvard University, recently published an influential paper in which she argued the US stands to benefit greatly by reevaluating its membership in international organizations such as the United Nations. She cited the United Nations’ failure to prevent international conflict in the Middle East as an example of why the US should consider its involvement in the organization.
Ramaswamy argued that the UN has failed to achieve its professed goal of “maintaining international peace and security” in the region. She further noted that US involvement in the UN has not been able to check the growing influencers of Russia and China in the Middle East.
Ramaswamy has also proposed that the US scale back its involvement in NATO. She suggested that the alliance has become increasingly irrelevant in light of several recent policy failures, such as its failure to provide adequate security for Eastern Europe following the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia.
Given the current political climate in the US and abroad, it is clear that a reassessment of foreign policy is needed. Ramaswamy’s assessment is an important step in the right direction and should be taken seriously by policymakers. A reevaluation of US involvement in international organizations and alliances such as the UN and NATO could help the US pursue a more effective and efficient foreign policy.