http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3112/andrew-kao Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:49:26 -0400 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:49:26 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1283/fixing-international-security-reforming-the-security-council By Andrew Kao - The United Nations Security Council is the most important organ in the United Nations, charged with determining “the existence of any threat to peace, breach of peace, or act of aggression” and to “maintain or restore international security” with military force if necessary. 1 The first attempts at reforming the Security Council was made on December 17, 1963, where the United Nations General Assembly voted to amend Article 23 of the UN charter, increasing the non-permanent members of the Security Council. 2 More recently, the former-Secretary General Kofi Annan’s &... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1283/fixing-international-security-reforming-the-security-council