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Whilst the United Nations (U.N) has indeed succeeded as the world’s most dominant multilateral organization, its reign since 1945 has not been without its faults and failures. Many elements of the U.N, such as the Security Council and the right of its permanent members to veto, are heavily scrutinized by the ‘international community.’ Further issues such as logistics make access to effective action extremely limited. Despite the negative aspects of the U.N such actions have been coupled with numerous, successive interventions and increased global awareness of international issues .

When looking at the weaknesses of the U.N it is hard to look past the inequality in states influence. The Security Council is made up of 15 member states. The 15 member states are made up of five permanent members and 10 temporary states that rotate on a bi-annual system. The five permanent members of the Security Council are; Russia, Britain, China France and The U.S.A. These Five states enjoy......

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