In recent years, the OECD has strayed from its core mission of coordinating economic policy among the US and its allies, instead building programs around gender budgeting and environmental justice. The Trump administration should use its leverage at the organization to return its focus to economics and national security.
NEW YORK—On September 30, the OECD marked the 65th anniversary of its founding. Like many other aging international organizations, it has developed a taste for mission creep, as we witnessed firsthand as former delegates there. That is why some US policymakers want to reduce or eliminate funding for the organization. But walking away from the OECD would mean abandoning capabilities that are becoming ever more important in America’s economic competition with China.
