It is important to understand that the U.N. has never agreed on a definition of terrorism.
Q&A: Can the World Count on the U.N. to Fight ISIS Terrorists?
Top officials for the United Nations last week announced the terrorist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, committed crimes against humanity “on an unimaginable scale.” On Monday, the international organization followed up by sending a fact-finding team to Iraq to investigate these claims.
Whether the U.N. will act on its findings is yet to be seen.
U.N. expert Brett D. Schaefer, who is the Jay Kingham senior research fellow in international regulatory affairs at The Heritage Foundation, argues that the United States must be “realistic” in dealings with the organization.
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