Liechtenstein’s ‘Veto Initiative’ Wins Wide Approval at the UN. Will It Deter the Major Powers?April 26, 2022by Ben DonaldsonChristian Wenaweser, Liechtenstein’s envoy to the UN, above. His country’s goal to raise the political cost of exercising the veto by the permanent members of the Security Council was adopted by consensus in the General Assembly on April 26, 2022. The initiative had 83 co-sponsors, including Britain, France and the United States. JOHN PENNEY/PASSBLUEA major effort to reform the u
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