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President Trump’s Address to the United Nations General Assembly?on 9/25/18: Some excerpts from his speech are below.President Trump excoriated the "ideology of globalism" and multinational authorities, underscoring the importance of national sovereignty and need for countries to pay for their own defense in his address before the United Nations General Assembly in New York Tuesday.The president's second address before the body since taking office was marked by the president's insistence that other nations look out for themselves and their own interests, and allow the United States to do the same."I honor every nation to pursue its own customs, beliefs and traditions. The United States will not tell you how to live or work or worship," Mr. Trump said. "We only ask that you honor our sovereignty in return."In less than two years, my administration has accomplished almost more than any other administration in the history of our country. America's - so true," Mr. Trump said.Mr. Trump also ?blasted Germany's dependence on Russian oil."Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course," Mr. Trump said, to which the Germans laughed. "Here in the Western Hemisphere we are committed to maintaining our independence from the encroachment of expansionist foreign powers."Trump takes stage at U.N. against backdrop of praise for Kim, Putin, criticism of alliesMr. Trump said the United States "will not be taken advantage of any longer," criticizing how he believes other nations have ripped the U.S. off on trade and defense spending.The president also spent time lamenting the situation in Venezuela, one he blamed largely on socialism. Mr. Trump announced his administration is imposing new sanctions on Nicolas Maduro's inner circle and close advisers."All nations of the world should resist socialism and the misery that it brings to everyone," Mr. Trump said, using Venezuela as an example of how he believes socialism destroys nations.Asked later about what intervention he might be considering in Venezuela, Mr. Trump said he's looking very strongly at the possibility, given the horrible things happening there.In his speech, Mr. Trump also took time to lambast Iran's "corrupt dictatorship," as a representative from Iran looked on with a scowl. Mr. Trump also reminded the audience of his decision to pull out of the?Iran nuclear deal?earlier this year."Iran's leaders sow chaos, death and destruction," Mr. Trump said. "The do not respect their neighbors or borders, or the sovereign rights of nations. Instead, Iran's leaders plunder the nation's resources to enrich themselves and to spread mayhem across the Middle East and far behind. The Iranian people are rightly outraged that their leaders have embezzled billions of dollars from Iran's treasury, seized valuable portions of the economy and looted the people's religious endowments, all to line their own pockets and send their proxies to wage war. Not good."Those comments came only hours after?Mr. Trump on Twitter said?he was sure Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, is a "lovely man," comments that perplexed some given Rouhani's reputation as a brutal leader.On North Korea, a nation he famously blasted in his speech last year and threatened to "totally destroy," Mr. Trump took a much softer approach. He touted what he views as progress on the Korean Peninsula, although North Korea has yet to show many substantive signs it is making good on its commitment to denuclearization.Answer the following questions after listening to President Trump speak to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),?1.What were some of the accomplishments of his administration he shared with the UNGA as related to Global Politics?2.What are some of the actions the President (United States) is planning to implement that will impact Global Politics? (Think of the levels of analysis: Global/International; National; Local; Individual).3.Why did the United States withdraw from the Human Rights Council? Explain.4.What is the President’s (United States’) view of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? Why?5.What is President Trump’s (United States’) view of the ideology of globalism? Provide evidence to support this view.6.Why won’t the United States participate in the Migration forum? Explain.7.What does the President propose the United States, as well as all countries do to help the United Nations become more effective? Explain.8.Which countries does the President give accolades to for make significant “positive” changes that will impact their citizens, as well as other nations?9.What does the President mean by “patriotism”?10.Select two concepts that the President discussed in his speech and explain their relevance to Global Politics. [power, sovereignty, legitimacy, interdependence, human rights, justice, liberty, equality, development, globalization, inequality, sustainability, peace, conflict, violence, non-violence]

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