On the menu today: As the war in Ukraine rages and Russia drops bombs on theaters that children are using as bomb shelters, the United Nations continues to impotently call for peace. The U.N., the World Health Organization, Interpol, the International Olympics Committee — on front after front, we see large international institutions faltering, primarily because shameless regimes such as Russia, China, and Iran have figured out how to manipulate, strongarm, and exploit these international institutions to serve their agendas.
In a Crisis, Big International Institutions Falter
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, delivering a virtual address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, stated a hard truth plainly: "The wars of the past have prompted our predecessors to create institutions that should protect us from war, but they, unfortunately, don't work. We see it. You see it. So we need new ones, new institutions, new alliances, and we offer them."
It feels like a long time ago, but it is easy to forget that less than a month ago, Russia's invasion of Ukraine began as the United Nations Security Council met ...
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 | | | | | WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 17 2022 | |  | | WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 17 2022 | | |  | | On the menu today: As the war in Ukraine rages and Russia drops bombs on theaters that children are using as bomb shelters, the United Nations continues to impotently call for peace. The U.N., the World Health Organization, Interpol, the International Olympics Committee — on front after front, we see large international institutions faltering, primarily because shameless regimes such as Russia, China, and Iran have figured out how to manipulate, strongarm, and exploit these international institutions to serve their agendas. In a Crisis, Big International Institutions Falter Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, delivering a virtual address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, stated a hard truth plainly: "The wars of the past have prompted our predecessors to create institutions that should protect us from war, but they, unfortunately, don't work. We see it. You see it. So we need new ones, new institutions, new alliances, and we offer them." It feels like a long time ago, but it is easy to forget that less than a month ago, Russia's invasion of Ukraine began as the United Nations Security Council met ... READ MORE | | | | |
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