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Article: Should Japan and India become permanent members of the UN Security Council? (A Symposium Of Views).
- Article from:
- The International Economy
- Article date:
- March 22, 2003
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Background:
The permanent five members of the UN Security Council--the United States, Russia, China, Great Britain, and France--jealously guard their current status. Yet France and Russia have both declined significantly as world military and economic powers in the years since WWII. India is now the world's second most populous country, possesses nuclear capability, and is one of the world's largest contributors of U.N. peacekeeping personnel, although its membership would greatly upset Pakistan. Japan remains an economic superpower, especially in Asia, and is the world's largest aid donor. Should the UN Security Council be modified to reflect this 21st-century ...