Those treaties lived in the shadow of our daily politics, imaginations, and media cycles.&nbsp; Diplomats trudged off to conferences year after year to implement them, but the main results were neglect, delay, and bickering over legalities.
上述条约笼罩在我们日常政治、幻想和媒体周期的阴影之下。外交官年复一年地参与会议落实这些条约，但却摆脱不了忽视、延误和争论合法性的结果。二十年来，我们付出的努力只换来三项不及格的成绩。