U.N. Security Council

               The U.N.'s Security Council makes many important decisions that affect much of the world's security. In the current set-up, there are five permanent members in the Security Council: Russia, U.S., U.K., France, and China. I believe that current system for the U.N. is flawed because the state involved needs to be changed, the veto system needs to be changed, and it needs to be more effective at preventing wars.  

                Since the U.N. Security Council is comprised of 15 nations, with 5 of them being permanent members with veto powers, these five powers have influence on all decisions taken by the Security Council. In order to avoid all decisions being affected by one member, there should be a different system in place to promote more fairness. The veto system should be changed to a system where the majority of Security Council members need to agree without veto power in order to achieve their goals. If that isn't feasible, it should be at least amended so that three of the five permanent members agree to a decision. If this new system isn't implemented, one country has the potential of influencing important decisions. The U.N. was unable to take serious action against Syria because Russia did not want to take action. In order to prevent that, there should be a veto-less system or at least a system where the permanent members 

            The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council were decided after World War II. The four main ones were the winners of the war while China was added on later. The current permanent members need to be reformed to reflect the modern world. Although France and U.K. might be seen as strong powers, they could either be replaced with other states or other states should be added to the permanent members list. Possible countries in the permanent members list could be India, Japan, Germany, or Brazil. There should be more countries from different parts of the world in order to reflect the diverse powers. Four of the five permanent members are in Europe, which is not an accurate reflection of the world. France and U.K. have also lost much of their power and influence in the world and there are other countries that are becoming as strong as them.

            In order for the U.N. Security Council to be effective, it should have military support from all the countries involved. These countries should be able to negotiate with each other and cooperate. In order to effectively   prevent wars, the members need to have a policy of intervening in all major conflicts that need help. This includes places like Bosnia and Herzegovina and Syria. There should be an agreed upon definition of aggression that all permanent members believe and then practice upon. The U.N. should intervene in certain places when it doesn’t normally. China and U.S. should be able to agree with each other when intervening in certain areas. This mutual agreement with each other can prevent war form occurring and increase effectiveness.

            The U.N. Security Council has a very important job in the world and must be effective in controlling wars and in order to do this, the Security Council needs to work together, the members need to change, and the veto system needs to be amended. This will help the U.N. succeed in its ultimate goals.