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David Miliband: “The impotence of that and the message that sends about the impotence of the international institutions and the…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
The impotence of that and the message that sends about the impotence of the international institutions and the unwillingness of the nations that are members of those institutions to do anything to back up their words--that is incredibly destructive not only in this circumstance but more generally.
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David Miliband

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Critique of international institutions' failure to enforce resolutions.

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