Foreign Policy

Trump Administration Moves to End UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon, Challenging European Interests and Globalist Complacency

By Economics Desk | August 17, 2025

The Trump administration’s bold stance to terminate the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon highlights a critical shift away from ineffective globalist interventions toward America First principles—prioritizing decisive action against Hezbollah and demanding real security on the ground.

In a decisive move reflecting America First values, the Trump administration is pushing to end the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a decades-long peacekeeping operation widely criticized for enabling Hezbollah’s militant entrenchment and draining American resources. This development has sparked disagreement with European allies such as France and Italy, who prefer continued engagement through what they call "multilateral stability efforts," despite clear signs that UNIFIL has failed to achieve its mission. Is Continued UN Presence Just a Costly Delay of Real Security? Created after Israel's 1978 withdrawal and expanded post-2006 war, UNIFIL was intended as a temporary measure....

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