Imagine a World at peace – without the Security Council Veto
It could happen – a brave contingent of UN members have launched an effort to implement Article 109
Dec 07, 2025
We live in precarious times … not unlike the early 1960s when the cold war was at its peak. The Cuban missile crisis was 1962; The Cold War was at its height and Viet Nam was brewing.
Not unlike today.
In the early 60s while I was in high school, I was president of the World Affairs Club at my school and like 60-70 other high schools in Toronto we were participating in a model United Nations. Each school represented a different country. We met every Sunday to discuss/debate the issues of the day. I still have my copy of the UN charter.
Back then the UN was only a decade and a half old, but already it was clear that the Security Council veto was … More
