The United Nations Security Council A Review of the Security Council and their Ability to Uphold the Charter
Journal: CUNY Academic Works (City University of New York)
Year: 2011

Under the United Nations Charter the Security Council was mandated to ensure the maintenance of international peace and security. Within the Security Council, the five permanent members, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russian Federation and China have special veto powers that have enabled them to greatly impact the international crisis across the globe. During the Cold War, the United States and then Soviet Union exercised the veto to enforce their political and ideological will