The UN: A Stage Without Power
In 2022, Russian tanks rolled across the Ukrainian border. A few weeks later, the UN General Assembly gathered. Delegates raised their hands, speeches thundered, and the world’s media splashed the headlines: 141 nations condemn Russia.
It sounded historic. But on the ground, nothing changed. Bombs still fell on Mariupol. Civilians still lined up at train stations, fleeing west. Moscow didn’t retreat; it barely blinked. The “world’s parliament” had spoken—and been ignored.
This isn’t new. In Syria, the Security Council spent years trapped in stalemate, while chemical attacks turned neighborhoods into graveyards. Each time, a veto in New York meant another night of terror in Aleppo or Ghouta. The gap between the marble halls and the battlefield was measured in corpses.
And North Korea? Twenty years of UN sanctions, dozens of resolutions. Yet Pyongyang still parades new missiles every spring, each longer-ranged than the last. The sanctions stack up, the missiles still launch.
The truth is simple: the UN is rich in speeches, flags, and translation booths—but poor in power. The guns don’t pause for resolutions, and tanks don’t stop for applause.
So what is the UN today? A theater. Leaders wag fingers, diplomats clap politely, and the wars outside grind on. The stage is polished, but the script has no ending.
How long before the world admits: the UN doesn’t arbitrate history—it only narrates it?
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