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Common Interest vs. Self-Interest in War
The speaker highlights a discrepancy between the preamble of the charter, stating that armed force should only be used in the common interest of all nations, and the reality of 65 wars breaking out since the establishment of the United Nations and the Security Council. These wars, with millions more casualties than the Second World War, were driven by the self-interest of one or a few countries rather than serving the common interest of all nations.