Thumpalumpacus
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The UN is very near its sell-by date.
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The Permanent Members would have it no other way. You can talk about democracy, equality, and self-determination all you want, but the imperial powers are more equal than others.
True. Finding a buyer would be the hard part.The UN is very near its sell-by date.
As much as Turkey is annoying, kicking them out of NATO would only push them towards Islamofascism or otherwise into closer ties with Russia or China.Just as NATO should have, every joint organization needs to have an expulsion clause. The UN doesn't have any mechanism to remove a SC member.
The Security Council's role was setup so as to prevent the UN from interfering in whatever the five permanent members, including the US, wanted to do internationally. It's working exactly as designed.The fox has a vote on defending the henhouse, and we have no means to take that vote away.
Just as NATO should have, every joint organization needs to have an expulsion clause. The UN doesn't have any mechanism to remove a SC member.
I'm not so sure about that. The way China treats its Muslim (the Uigars) doesn't really foster much goodwill with other Islamic countries. If they keep treating their own Muslims that way, other Muslim countries will think twice about a relationship with them.As much as Turkey is annoying, kicking them out of NATO would only push them towards Islamofascism or otherwise into closer ties with Russia or China.
China is already building strong political, economic and military links with the 'Stans in order to link China to the Caspian Sea. Once secured, China will be looking to Azerbaijan and Georgia to link to the Black Sea. If Turkey is expelled from NATO Ankara could well seek friendship as Beijing seeks further expansion into the Mediterranean.
For all people's frustrations, overall I believe the world is a lot better off with the UN these last 80 odd years than without it.The UN is about as worthless as tits on a Nun, in any event.
Agreed. The increasing prevalence of the BJP and Narendra Modi over the last 1 - 2 decades is disturbing though as it brings a new bunch of potential troubles that need to be avoided.It goes both ways. With a near permanent collapse of their pal Russia's power and influence, and China's expansion into the I/O, India needs to get in the West's good books. They're making some progress.
The Security Council's role was setup so as to prevent the UN from interfering in whatever the five permanent members, including the US, wanted to do internationally. It's working exactly as designed.
As much as Turkey is annoying, kicking them out of NATO would only push them towards Islamofascism or otherwise into closer ties with Russia or China.
China is already building strong political, economic and military links with the 'Stans in order to link China to the Caspian Sea. Once secured, China will be looking to Azerbaijan and Georgia to link to the Black Sea. If Turkey is expelled from NATO Ankara could well seek friendship as Beijing seeks further expansion into the Mediterranean.