If someone, be it a person, a country or a group of countries, considers that it has no initiative to act, it loses interest, neglects its duties or goes through the motions of performing its duties, but there is no substance to them and they are performed perfunctorily.
Når man, hvad enten der er tale om en person, en stat eller en samling af stater, ikke synes, at man har initiativet i aktionerne, så bliver man enten ligeglad og forsømmer sine forpligtelser, eller også opfylder man dem formelt uden engagement og substans.