Opinion
Authority Without Compliance: Why the Security Council Must Adapt or Face Bypass
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reform is critical, as it is the core of international legitimacy for the use of force, sanctions, and peacekeeping operations. Yet it reflects a post-World War II power distribution, not a 21st-century one. When emerging powers do not trust the UNSC’s legitimacy, they will gradually ignore it and revert to unilateralism and regional bloc politics, which historically increases the risk of miscalculation and war.