... Russia’s interests is to preserve the current status and the prerogatives of permanent membership, including the right of 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
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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 United Nations is much bigger than its Security Council, all the importance of UNSC notwithstanding
When it comes to reforms of the United Nations, it is 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 ...
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 ... ... and the conflict’s total toll approached a million. A new wave of Syrian refugees swept through Turkey and flooded Europe. Russia blocked US and British resolutions on enforcing peace on Damascus in the UN Security Council nine times.
Eventually, the ...
