Comparing the U.S. Withdrawals from UNESCO under the Administrations of R. Reagan and D. Trump

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The article compares the approaches of the Republican administrations of R. Reagan and D. Trump to participation in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It identifies the background, as well as the domestic and foreign policy determinants, of both U.S. decisions to withdraw from UNESCO. The paper specifies the role of the Congress and civil society in shaping public discussion related to the termination of U.S. membership in the organization. Finally, it determines the degree and nature of continuity in the policies of the two administrations towards UNESCO.

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B. A Avdeev

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Email: bogdanavdeew1999@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-3344-8501
Moscow, Russian Federation

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