| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 60 pages) : color illustrations (digital, PDF file) |
| Series |
Council special report ; no. 59 |
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CSR (New York, N.Y.) ; no. 59.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 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 -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
United Nations. Security Council -- Membership
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| SUBJECT |
United Nations. Security Council fast |
| Subject |
International relations.
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Security, International.
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international relations.
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LAW -- International.
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Diplomatic relations
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International relations
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Membership requirements
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Security, International
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001742
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Patrick, Stewart M
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Council on Foreign Relations.
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| LC no. |
2011381000 |
| ISBN |
9780876094778 |
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0876094779 |
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9780876094372 |
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087609437X |
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1283071673 |
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9781283071673 |
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9786613071675 |
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6613071676 |
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