Allies Quote by Mo Ibrahim

The Security Council should be seen as the executive committee of the global security system set up after World War II. Its members, and…

— Kofi Annan

Just as the Security Council was largely irrelevant to the great struggle of the last half of the twentieth century - freedom against Communism…

— John Bolton

But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with the United States, then we have come a long…

— Hans Blix

A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only…

— Kofi Annan

We need a reform of the Security Council. It must be perceived as truly representative by all the 191 member states, to uphold the…

— Anna Lindh

The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security…

— Vladimir Putin

Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas.…

— Mike Jackson

We saw there was no consensus in the U.N. Security Council. It was impossible, due to the threatened veto by some.

— Jose Maria Aznar

The Council on Foreign Relations is the American branch of a society which originated in England ... [and] ... believes national boundaries should be…

— Carroll Quigley

The abuse of the veto power has become so predictable that frequently resolutions are not even tabled because of the certainty of a veto…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

There used to be the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. There used to be Soviet troops in the GDR. And we must honestly…

— Vladimir Putin

The United Nations remains our most important global actor. These days we are continuously reminded of the enormous responsibility of the Security Council to…

— Anna Lindh