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The United Nations at the 'Palais des Nations' (Palace of Nations), which houses the U.N. offices in Geneva on Dec. 9, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
The United Nations was chartered in 1945 as a creation of American strategic vision—a Pax Americana scaffolding dressed in multilateral language that was intended to be a cornerstone of the American-made international order shaped after World War II.
Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
