• Abstract

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The UN Security Council is endowed with unique legally binding powers under the UN Charter which no other international institution can approximate.
How has the Council’s practice evolved since the end of the Cold War?
Malone’s remarks will unfold under three main headings after a brief introduction
? Salient new features in Council decision-making
? New factors driving Council decision-making
? New institutional developments in the Council’s life (including pressure for reform of the Council’s composition)
A single conclusion summing up the whole.

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• Review

At the 79th GRIPS Forum on June 10, 2013, Dr. David M. Malone, Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, gave a lecture titled “The UN Security Council: Boom or Bust?” Based on his experiences, he outlined the changing international institution after the Cold War and the role of the international institution in a new age. He answered many questions during the Q&A session, and it was a meaningful Forum for the audience.