Foreign Affairs
Even Reformed UNs Can Do Little If Great Powers Themselves Dismantle the International Order
The UN General Assembly recently highlighted the organization's collective inability to act, contrasting sharply with its founding goal of preventing war. The article argues that major powers, once tasked with maintaining peace, are now among its greatest violators, rendering the UN ineffective much like the League of Nations. While calls for Security Council reform have stalled for fifty years, experts suggest focusing on practical crisis prevention and mediation rather than lofty ambitions. With global challenges growing, the text concludes that multilateral efforts remain futile as long as the world watches passively while the current international order collapses under violence.
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