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You can’t spell “dysfunction” without the UN

Today, Explained

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World Powers After World War II

The U.S., France, the United Kingdom, China and Russia are all famous troublemakers put in positions of veto power. Part of the design of having these countries have veto power is an effort to stop World War III. But they are prevented because of the veto power from using the Security Council to go after each other.

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