The Veto Fatigue Epidemic: Why Your National Security Strategy Now Requires a UN Resolution Before You Can Declare War on a Pigeon
GENEVA — To understand the current state of global diplomacy, we must first return to 1945, when the five permanent members of the UN Security Council were granted veto power so that “great powers would not be locked out of decision-making,” according to Dr. Elena Corazón, lead historian at the International Bureaucracy Archives.
What has since emerged is The Veto Fatigue Epidemic, a condition affecting 94% of diplomatic personnel who now spend an average of 14 hours per week filling out forms that prevent them from taking diplomatic action until the appropriate paperwork is filed.