The United Nations Security Council: An Analysis of Fairness and Democracy in an Anachronistic Tradition By Susannah Gilmore About the Author Susannah Gilmore is a 4th year undergraduate double majoring in Foreign Affairs and Global Sustainability from Richmond, Virginia. In Spring 2018, she studied abroad at Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg in southern Germany, where she studied political science and German language, and wrote this paper for a class on United Nations policy. Currently, she is an intern in the Education Abroad Office. After graduation, she hopes to work in government and eventually foreign service. Foreword The acceptance of Susannah Gilmore’s paper titled “The United Nations Security Council: An Analysis of Fairness and Democracy in an Anachronistic Tradition“ for publication in the Wilson Journal is a much deserved reward for an exceptionally well researched, written and structured term paper. The piece concluded Gilmore’s participation in my introductory lecture course into International Relations that focused on issues of global governance, globalization and regionalization. The United Nations was one of the themes of that lecture, prompting Gilmore to probe deeper into the world organization’s reform agenda which, in particular, focuses on the UN’s most influential body, the Security Council. The structure of the Security Council, including permanent membership of five major powers, also known as P5, has been rightfully criticized as anachronistic, reflecting the global power configuration of the immediate post-World War II era. The P5 - consisting of the US, Russia, China, the UK and France - have been
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