Trump has said the UN has great “potential” but is not living up to its promise to keep world peace. The UN could run out of cash as early as July, by some accounts, if neither the dues nor the financial system is addressed. Saying he was now pushing to revamp pension and compensation plans, Waltz stressed the importance of the UN to international diplomacy. “There needs to be one place in the world where everyone can talk,” he told the New York Post. “We want that one place in the world to be in the United States, not in Brussels or Beijing.”

Source: New Zealand Herald January 31, 2026 20:35 UTC