Cold War 2.0: The activity of the United Nations Security Council in 2016–2017 Cover Image

Zimna wojna 2.0.: działalność Rady Bezpieczeństwa Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych w latach 2016–2017
Cold War 2.0: The activity of the United Nations Security Council in 2016–2017

Author(s): Patrycja Grzebyk
Subject(s): Politics, Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Sociology, Political history, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: UN Security Council; peacekeeping operations; Middle East; North Korea; Syria; terrorism; veto; sanctions

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the UN Security Council’s activities in 2016 and 2017. It describes attempts to combat the P-5 supremacy in appointing highest officials within the UN as well as the split among permanent members concerning Middle East conflicts (mainly Syrian and Israeli-Palestinian). It presents the main states and regions which are under scrutiny of the Council (North Korea, Colombia, several African states) as well as situations which the SC decided not to qualify as threats to peace and, as a consequence, in which it failed to undertake appropriate measures (i.e. the situation in Myanmar, Ukraine, or Venezuela). The article also discusses thematic resolutions (terrorism, piracy, protection of civilians and civilian objects) and the role of the SC in the implementation of Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law. It also summarizes the current status of peacekeeping operations and suggests the main difficulties Poland will encounter as a non-permanent member of the SC for the 2018-2019 term.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 81-102
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish