At the United Nations, America Suddenly Backs a Measure To Dilute Its Own Veto Power
Despite recent victories, diplomats warn that America would be wise to study the history of the mechanism that allows moving to the General Assembly after a Security Council veto.
America is embracing a new measure at the United Nations that is likely to dilute its own veto power in the Security Council, and, if pursued, would be used mostly against America.
Initiated by a group of midsize UN members led by tiny Lichtenstein, the new measure would institutionalize an existing mechanism created in the Cold War era.
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