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Recently, the US ambassador to the United Nations announced America's support for the creation of two new permanent UN security council seats for African states. Gary Wilson, a scholar of international law and relations—specifically issues related to the United Nations—argues that although Africa's time may have come, there are still hurdles to overcome.

What's wrong with the way the UN security council is currently constructed?

One of the most damning criticisms continuously leveled at the United Nations security council concerns its perceived lack of legitimacy. Its composition is increasingly seen as unrepresentative of the international community.

In particular, the identity of the privileged veto-wielding permanent members is frequently seen as at odds with modern global political realities.

The UK and France in particular are widely regarded as having undergone a decline in their global status. Their permanent membership is seen as a relic of having been among the victorious allied powers at the end of the Second World War. Since that time, other states have emerged as global powers.

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