D'Amico quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on the 2020 UN General Assembly

September 28, 2020

Christian Science Monitor

Francine D’Amico

International Relations Undergraduate Program

Political Science Department

International Governmental Organizations

United States

Christian Science Monitor

Francine D’Amico

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres noted in his address opening the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Tuesday that the world is at "another 1945 moment," referring to the hinge year that saw both the end of World War II and the founding of the U.N. "The U.S. chose multilateralism in 1945, and we were able to remake the world in our image, and in ways that served our interests," says Francine D’Amico, teaching professor of international relations. "But now Trump’s theme seems not to be America as leader or partner, but more of an America-focused individualism," she says. Read more in the Christian Science Monitor article "At UN assembly quieted by a pandemic, the US-China clash is loud." 09/28/20