Liberia: Non-Permanent Seat, Permanent Illusions – Liberia’s UN Security Council Victory and the Shadows of Neocolonial Hypocrisy

Established in 1945, the United Nations (UN) remains the world’s most comprehensive multilateral institution, designed to promote peace, security, and international cooperation in the aftermath of World War II. At the heart of its peacekeeping mandate sits the UN Security Council (UNSC)–the most powerful organ of the UN system–tasked with making decisions on conflict, sanctions, peacekeeping missions, and authorizations of force. While the Council comprises 15 members, five (China, France,…