At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Congress engaged in a breathtaking act of legislative assertion, affirming that lawmakers held the power to declare war – not the president.
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Although there is broad support for the creation of African permanent seats, this must be considered as part of a wider reform package for the UN security council.
The crisis in Ukraine, and the real risk of it spilling across borders, is precisely the kind of great power conflict the United Nations was formed to prevent.
UN peacekeeping and security efforts have always been plagued by the Security Council veto. But moves are afoot to solve this problem.
Africa should focus on the feasible reforms of the UN and de-emphasise its demand for improved representation on the Security Council voting reforms, given the complex politics around these issues.
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Westminster
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Reader in International Relations, University of Westminster
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Institute for Humane Studies