Guterres Calls for Urgent UN Security Council Reform Amid Global Power Struggles

As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning about the urgent need to reform the UN Security Council, calling its current structure an impediment to global peace and security. "Too often," Guterres lamented, "members act outside the principles of the Charter agreed upon as sovereign nations," eroding trust not only in the UN but jeopardizing international order itself.Behind these diplomatic words lies a critical question: What does this dysfunction mean for America? The Security Council’s five permanent members—including our own nation—hold veto power that has frequently led to paralysis rather than decisive action....