Who knew the start of 2026 would be so busy? The United States fashioned the post-World War 2 international order, and now it can’t destroy it fast enough. Military plans for the US to invade European territory are now a reality. It’s hard to see NATO surviving that.

Has all this spelt the final death knell for another post-World War 2 institution, the United Nations? The US administration can’t be clearer. It doesn’t care about the body, it said it out loud yesterday. If so, why does this body still exist & why is it headquartered in the United States?

Who knows what the world will look like when all the dominoes finally fall, but one thing is clear. If the old world order institutions have gone, the world will eventually need new ones. Perhaps a brand new replacement for the UN will be a good idea. Its Security Council with its veto, stuck in a 1945 vision of the world where Britain & France still had a pretence to play world powers, looks anachronistic & ridiculous in 2026.

Rubio Dismisses U.N. Authority: “I Don’t Care What They Say”

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I never understood the idea of having a global that is organized like a democrat (sorta) legislature having member states who are not democracies.

  • sliverposp@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    If we did that, all the internationsl charters and agreements based on the UN would be dissolved, and we would never be able to create anything better in its place, unfortunately. No more human rights, children’s rights etc. And while there are tons of issues with the UN and weaknesses to its systems I still think it’s better than nothing.

  • CanadaPlus@futurology.todayEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Do you really think it would be easier to start from scratch? The UN as it is, with all it’s history and authority, has trouble agreeing on the exact wording of a letter.

    You get rid of the UN, you’re actually just going to have no international law, and a medieval-style free-for-all. Not to mention it’s secondary purpose, which is just as a place where everyone can talk to everyone, even their enemies.

    why is it headquartered in the United States?

    IIRC, because the Soviets though it would end up being a joke and said “yeah sure, you can have the HQ for the new League of Nations”.