The History and Politics of Un Security Council Reform

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Summary

This book, using an historical approach, provides a penetrating analysis of issues surrounding UN Security Council reform.

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Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
The Security Council in 1945 and the quest for reform
The structure of the Security Council
Security Council: A case for adjustment
Demands for reform in the Cold War era
The early years (1946-54)
The rise of demands for an expansion of the Security Council (1955-6)
Expansion becomes hostage of inter-issue bargaining (1957-1965) 1965 onward
The post-Cold War case for reform
The new international setting and the impulse for reform
A de facto reform of the Security Council: Russia slips into the Soviet seat
The Debate in the UN: 1992-5
Conditional support for Germany and Japan
Improving working practices as a means to diffuse pressure for substantial reform
The changing political context of the debate
The debate in the UN: 1996-2000
The changing attitude of the permanent members
The Razali plan: A solution to the deadlock?
Conclusions
The cascade effect of permanent membership
Member-states of the United Nations
Razali reform paper
Notes and References
Index
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