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

[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?