"The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) remains an important source of legitimacy for international action. Yet despite dramatic changes in the international system over the past forty-five years, the composition of the UNSC has remained unaltered since 1965, and there are many who question...

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Hauptverfasser:	McDonald, Kara C. (VerfasserIn), Patrick, Stewart (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York Council on Foreign Relations 2010
Schriftenreihe:	Council special report 59
Schlagworte:	United Nations / Security Council / Membership Vereinte Nationen Vereinte Nationen > Sicherheitsrat International relations Security, International Außenpolitik Internationale Politik Erweiterung United States / Foreign relations USA
Zusammenfassung:	"The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) remains an important source of legitimacy for international action. Yet despite dramatic changes in the international system over the past forty-five years, the composition of the UNSC has remained unaltered since 1965, and there are many who question how long its legitimacy will last without additional members that reflect twenty-first century realities. There is little agreement, however, as to which countries should accede to the Security Council or even by what formula aspirants should be judged. Reform advocates frequently call for equal representation for various regions of the world, but local competitors like India and Pakistan or Mexico and Brazil are unlikely to reach a compromise solution. Moreover, the UN Charter prescribes that regional parity should be, at most, a secondary issue; the ability to advocate and defend international peace and security should, it says, be the primary concern. The authors believe that the United States should take the lead on this issue. To do so, they advocate a criteria-based process that will gauge aspirant countries on a variety of measures, including political stability, the capacity and willingness to act in defense of international security, the ability to negotiate and implement sometimes unpopular agreements, and the institutional wherewithal to participate in a demanding UNSC agenda. They further recommend that this process be initiated and implemented with early and regular input from Congress; detailed advice from relevant Executive agencies as to which countries should be considered and on what basis; careful, private negotiations in aspirant capitals; and the interim use of alternate multilateral forums such as the Group of Twenty (G20) to satisfy countries' immediate demands for broader participation and to produce evidence about their willingness and ability to participate constructively in the international system"--Foreword
Beschreibung:	"December 2010." Includes bibliographical references The case for enlargement -- The tough diplomatic landscape -- U.S. interests in UNSC enlargement -- Rights and responsibilities : a criteria-based approach -- Recommendations for U.S. policy
Beschreibung:	XI, 60 S. Ill. 23 cm
ISBN:	9780876094778