United States in the UN: Bound for Dismantling the Mutual Control of Great Powers

... total) ask the Secretary General of the UN to define the nature of 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,...