SocraticGadfly: A new shot at UN Security Council reform

February 20, 2009

A new shot at UN Security Council reform

The UN General Assembly is starting from three 2005 proposals in its effort to make the Security Council more broadly representative of the world as a whole.

Personally, I think Germany and Japan should get permanent non-veto seats. I think Africa as a continent, and Latin America as region, should each get one guaranteed permanent non-voting seat.

Expand the total Security Council by six, to 21; that gives you two other seats besides those four. Perhaps Brazil and India get the Germany and Japan treatment. I think 25 is pushing the envelope on Security Council size.

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