EU Talks Episode 11 - UN SECURITY COUNCIL: EXPECTATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS

In this episode of EU Talks, host EU Ambassador Olof Skoog is in conversation with Karin Landgren, Executive Director, Security Council Report, discussing the current situation of the Security Council as one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. Security Council is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter. What are the dynamics in the UN Security Council? What about the negative perceptions on the UN including on the use of the veto, on Ukraine and now on Gaza? How are the relations between the permanent members? And many more questions are answered in this episode.