The Council on Foreign Relations puts out the periodical Foreign Affairs which, although a little dense at times, often produces must-read articles on international policy. The latest issue has an article titled "Why the Security Council Failed" - here's the summary provided:
Summary: One thing the current Iraq crisis has made clear is that a grand experiment of the twentieth century--the attempt to impose binding international law on the use of force--has failed. As Washington showed, nations need consider not whether armed intervention abroad is legal, merely whether it is preferable to the alternatives. The structure and rules of the UN Security Council really reflected the hopes of its founders rather than the realities of the way states work. And these hopes were no match for American hyperpower.The whole article is available online for all you policy wonks out there.
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