Despite the flurry of analysis of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, history will judge him far more on what he does for the rest of his time in office. Whatever one thinks of the decision to launch missile strikes against Syria, the attack demonstrated that Trump’s approach to foreign affairs is not one of complete disengagement. Future military cooperation should be contingent on an improved human rights record. The US has at its disposal a wide array of tools – from restrictions on arms sales to targeted sanctions – that can and should be levied against human rights abusers. At the same time, Trump’s proposed budget would eliminate the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Account and reduce UN funding across the board – including funding refugee needs elsewhere.

Source: Huffington Post May 01, 2017 12:56 UTC