President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have voiced growing frustration with European allies who have failed to pull their weight in national security battles around the world. Our friends from across the pond are also undermining the U.S. at global institutions.

During the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in March, the U.S. circulated a draft resolution, “Protection of women and girls through appropriate terminology.” The resolution would have required the entire UN system to use a binary sex-based definition of “gender” instead of the multitude of definitions it currently incorporates in order to appease the Global Trade Union’s Caucus; the Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Caucus; the Women’s Rights Caucus; the Young Feminist Caucus; and so on.

The resolution was co-sponsored by 12 other countries, but in a procedural maneuver, the European Union offered a “no action motion” to block debate. The motion was adopted with 23 votes in favor, 3 against, and 17 abstentions—countries that would have likely voted for the resolution but don’t want to get in the EU’s crosshairs.

The extraordinary move by the Trump administration confronted the redefinition of men and women that has taken place in international bodies, just as the president’s team has corrected a number of domestic policies with the strong support of groups like Independent Women, Concerned Women for America, and many others. European countries are attempting to thwart this effort........

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