Why not increase the number of permanent members of the security council?
Is it for fear that the more members it would be, the more difficult it would be to reach an agreement? Because that is the argument that jumps out on paper when the topic is proposed for discussion.
Or perhaps because the possible actors who could occupy the chairs, in most cases vote differently from the opinions of the 5 current permanent members? If so, the first term that appears is "Control", and in essence what it is about is making decisions that adjust to the interests of the majority of the countries, no matter how much the original members disagree.
When the P5 was selected, back in the 40s of the last century, it was not projected that the decolonization of some territories would transform the political landscape of the world, so, after this successful process, it would be interesting to review what options exist to bring to the present this fundamental aspect of the Institution, such as security, incidentally one of the pillars on which the United Nations is founded.
In 1996 the proposal to increase the number of permanent members was rejected due to Italy's refusal, as it was not taken into account as the loser of the 2nd war, along with Germany and Japan. More recently, India made the proposal to add 6 permanent members to the current 5.
From a logical point of view, and with 193 members at present, it is a reasonable proposal, in the understanding that voting in two or three rounds among the permanent members when deciding on any issue, and as a consequence, selecting the 2 proposals with the highest number of votes, there would be no discord and on the contrary there will be greater Pluralism.
When the P5 was selected, back in the 40s of the last century, it was not projected that the decolonization of some territories would transform the political landscape of the world, so, after this successful process, it would be interesting to review what options exist to bring to the present this fundamental aspect of the Institution, such as security, incidentally one of the pillars on which the United Nations is founded.
Raul Alberto Diaz
Journalist- Writer
Specialization discussion project
Global Diplomacy from University of London
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