What would the world be like if the UN could enforce its resolutions?

[Don Corleone]

if you think that 2/5 are a majority then I suggest you go back to the math books.....and anyway...the correct value would be 1/5.....I´m not seeing were you are getting the 2nd dictatorship from.

Your point being that the US is the only dictatorship on the security council I suppose? Never miss a step, do you Ronin.

[Ronin]

Your point being that the US is the only dictatorship on the security council I suppose? Never miss a step, do you Ronin.

I was thinking of China.....

but I can throw in a a Bush joke just to keep up apperances if you want old pal

[AntiochusIII]

I think the you/he means Russia, Putin's little Empire. Technically Democracy, but anyone who ever visits the internet knows it's a crook-hole and mob-Empire after the Soviet hierarchy fell apart. Unless somebody actually liked Yeltsin. Much like Dicken's portrayal of the French Revolution, it's one oppressor after another.

The worst thing ever happened to the UN was the Security Council. A terrible, terrible legacy of World War II. If they really, really want to maintain that tarnished institution Japan and Germany ought to replace Russia and China, especially considering the magnitude of their contribution, Russia and China giving squat to the UN financially anyway; and, from my own viewpoint, the moderation of modern Democratic systems (though Japan's not exactly one--what's with the one party domination and all--it's moderated enough with the massive population of bourgeoisie, Japanese-style, that dominates the country). But noo... they lost World War II, so they aren't gonna get one. It's sixty years past, people!

Not to mention designating five World Leaders like that, with power to go with it, in direct competition against each other, isn't a wise policy to maintain something of a stable geopolitical force, unless you really, really want to accept oligarchy in its true form, monopolizing, bullying, and all that.

I mean, just look at the North Korean conflict right now: you'll see China and Russia bluffing off with their petty veto powers, playing power games and endangering the region, instead of carrying an effective containment measure against that crazy Korean fool.

Of course, UN-haters, at least those kinds which sought to have no international organization equivalent of the UN to be existing, are just isolationist dreamers, ignoring the reality of world politics safe in their shells. Perhaps, I don't know, trusting in his own country's firepower?

By the way, Don Corleone, why do you hate ASEAN?

[Ice]

The worst thing ever happened to the UN was the Security Council. A terrible, terrible legacy of World War II. If they really, really want to maintain that tarnished institution Japan and Germany ought to replace Russia and China, especially considering the magnitude of their contribution, Russia and China giving squat to the UN financially anyway; and, from my own viewpoint, the moderation of modern Democratic systems (though Japan's not exactly one--what's with the one party domination and all--it's moderated enough with the massive population of bourgeoisie, Japanese-style, that dominates the country). But noo... they lost World War II, so they aren't gonna get one. It's sixty years past, people!

I agree. I thought about it and I also think those two powers would be best suited for the job.