Analyzing the Reform of the UNSC Veto Mechanism and its Feasibility

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the new era, there have been numerous international calls and opinions on the Security Council reform, but the reform of the UNSC has remained at a standstill. Although each reform proposal is different, they all mainly focus on the topics that are the increase and decrease of permanent and non-permanent seats and the optimization of the veto power. In addition, there have been analyses and discussions in academic circles, but the existing studies have not been able to point out the direction of the reform, and there have been very few articles analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the various proposals in international political seminars. Therefore, by studying the governance dilemma of Security Council reform, this paper analyzes the pros and cons of several existing international reform options and, at the same time, proposes a set of reform outlines that are relatively adapted to today’s international situation. The international community needs to reach a consensus that, given the many dilemmas that still exist in Security Council reform, how to utilize Security Council reform to coordinate the various international forces and better fulfill the functions of the UN is the top priority of the whole reform.