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Vetoing the Veto: The U.N. Security Council Needs Reform, but It Is Unlikely to Ever See It

The United Nations Security Council is responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. But as Volume XLV Blake Elwood writes, the permanent member veto power is an obvious impediment to the purported purpose of the Security Council. Allowing states to put their interests ahead of the international community, the veto power is invaluable to those who wield it. Therefore, as this post discusses, the veto ensures its own perpetuance, given any proposed reforms are unlikely to survive a veto by permanent member states.

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