... veto.
Dmitriy Kiku:
United States in the UN: Bound for Dismantling the Mutual Control of Great Powers
The course taken by the Russian leadership at the beginning of the 21
st
century to support some of the countries seeking membership in an enlarged UNSC has recently undergone noticeable adjustments, following the developments in the geopolitical situation and the nature of Russia’s cooperation with the aspiring states. The Federal Republic of Germany and Japan, for instance, have been
classified as unfriendly ...
How to kickstart strategic dialogue between Russia and the United States, given the collapse of all official channels and communication systems?
A plethora of fora organized by international institutions this fall, above all by the United Nations with its “ministerial week” involving heads of states and ...
... the crime. If Secretary General made a positive decision, a
“
code of good conduct
”
would then immediately come into force.
Given that the initiative was aimed at limiting the veto power of Russia and China, who have jointly blocked a number of unilateral UNSC resolutions on Syria since 2011, it was soon negated by Moscow and Beijing. It seems that the same fate awaits the U.S. move.
It is important to understand that the veto is one of the UN Charter’s main “pillars”. The veto is not a privilege—rather,...
... indispensable for China and Russia, as long-time UN champions and supporters, to take the lead in promoting bottom-up approach to UN reforms. Moscow and Beijing have already accumulated a lot of experience in working together in drafting UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, in setting agendas for UN General Assemblies and in interacting with various groups of UN member states.
Andrey Kortunov:
Can A New Life for the UN Start at 75?
When some talk about how to make the UN more efficient and more relevant ...
Interview with Elena Dovgan, UN Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of the Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
In March 2020, the UN Human Rights Council appointed
Elena Dovgan
, a Professor in the Department of International Private and European ...
A Scary Tale for the permanent members of the UN Security Council
Tensions in Syria continued to escalate throughout 2019. Hostilities were stepped up again throughout the country and the conflict’s total toll approached a million. A new wave of Syrian refugees swept through Turkey and flooded ...
