International Relations 101 Full Course - International Relations 101: United Nations Security Council Membership

http://gametheory101.com/courses/international-relations-101/ What is the United Nations Security Council? Why is it the most important organization within the United Nations? Who are its members? How do you become a member? This lecture begins our unit on the United Nations. We will use it as a basis to learn about how voting procedures on the United Nations obscure some of the more strategic components of international diplomacy. 0:00 Introduction 0:55 United Nations Governing Structure 1:26 The United Nations General Assembly 2:42 The United Nations Security Council 3:08 Permanent Membership 4:15 Nonpermanent Membership 4:55 Regional Quota System 6:26 The Arab Swing State 6:50 Disproportionate Regional Representation 7:33 Nonpermanent Membership Selection 9:18 Clearing the Field of Candidates 11:39 Most Frequent Security Council Members 12:11 Least Frequent Security Council Members 12:48 Conclusion Photo of UN building licensed under CC BY 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Photo of UNGA licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ Map of countries never on the UNSC licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Map of regional groupings adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Regional_Groups#/media/File:UN_regional_groups.svg and licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/