Africa: US Withdrawal From UNHRC - What Does It Mean?

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The rate at which the Trump administration is withdrawing its membership from legally constituted international bodies is real cause for concern.

Experts in international relations, international law, human rights, climate change, trade and others are probably revisiting the statutes to arrive at a reasonable understanding of what this means in global politics, and whether the United States is ceding its superpower position in quest of President Trump's "America First" and "Making America great again" mantra.

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