Almost finished today's piece, but I don't like it. I've been highlighting the abject failure of our institutions in a few recent articles: one on our uneven history of advocacy for human rights, one on the carelessness of media treating news of Saudi Arabia's oil plans as shocking, one on COP28's initial messes (this is the follow-up), and of course one on the inefficacy of the UN.
But I don't just want to repeat that all our institutions have failed, so I'm working on the proactive part now.
@MLClark It's frustrating to see our institutions fail, but the long game is, that the failure will reach a form of pressure that leads to a reform of the institution.
Entropy is a universal law. There is no perfect in this universe, for nothing remains static. Times change faster than governments and institutions do, and so occasionally, there has to be a fall, and a winter so a new spring can come.
@MLClark The UN is a great example. It's true they were created with the idea of ensuring world wars wouldn't happen, and to provide a way for nations to redress grievances and work together, but it was also created with the idea of preserving the power of the victors of ww2.
The security council has acted like an anchor around the neck of the GA, and as that power dynamic has changed, it has reduced the efficacy of the entire organization.