Metroworld leaves the United Nations

January 1, 2019

PNKA, Metroworld — Cham Yosku, the president of Metroworld, has just concluded his annual New Year's Day Speech with what would be the international community's worst nightmare--Metroworld has left the United Nations this morning. Following an election in February 2017 in which the population of Metroworld—around 252 million—overwhelmingly voted for the country to leave the UN, Yosku stated in his speech at the time that the reason to leave was to expand its international influence. He claimed that the U.S. was "bossing other countries around" and that "the Americans are abusing their power." However, that was nearly two years ago. Now that almost two years have passed since the referendum, many Mushrundis are starting to regret voting to leave the United Nations. "We shouldn't have voted to leave," says one resident in Pnka after today's speech.

The UN Security Council has stated that Metroworld's exit could pose a threat to international diplomacy. Under Yosku, Metroworld's military has grown at an unprecedented rate, similar to China's during the 2000s and early 2010s. It's possible that the reason Metroworld wanted to leave the United Nations was to give their military a significant advantage; since there would be no diplomatic barriers in the way, it might motivate Metroworld to spread their military influence abroad. Without UN sanctions to punish them for their actions, they can invade and annex anyone they wish and get away with it. However, this is extremely unlikely, given the logistics issues.