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East vs West: Why More Permanent Seats Won't Fix the Security Council

Erdoğan and Jetten want more permanent seats on the UN Security Council, but I think the balance of power hasn't changed since WW2. From Korea to the Iran war, it's still the West against Russia and China, and adding seats wouldn't change who actually decides wars.

6 October 2026 · 10 min read

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