assignment 1  Essay: The United Nations Systems Instructions Print Start Writing The United Nations Security Council is the world’s primary body for maintaining international peace and security through a multilateral institution. It is the only organization within the United Nations system that has the authority to make binding decisions and to enforce those decisions through the use of force. Yet the Security Council has long been criticized for its ineffectiveness and outdated membership structure. Recall that the structure of the United Nations Security Council reflects the distribution of political power at the end of World War II. The Security Council has five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and ten non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly on a geographic basis for a two year term. Security Council resolutions must be approved by 9 of the 15 members, and a no vote by any of the permanent members automatically defeats any resolution (the veto power). Suppose you were asked to recommend changes in the structure of the Security Council—particularly with respect to its membership composition and voting structure—intended to make the organization more effective. What changes would you propose? What obstacles to your proposed reform might you anticipate?  ( 500 - 700 wors) assignment 2   Although international norms concerning human rights are becoming stronger, China and many other states continue to consider human rights an internal affair over which the state has sovereignty within its territory. Do you think human rights issues are a legitimate subject for one state to raise with another? If so, how do you reconcile the tensions between state autonomy and universal rights? What practical steps could be taken to get sovereign states to acknowledge universal human rights?  minimum 150 words assignment 3  Are Free Trade Agreements Good for the Global Economy?( one paragraph) .

1. assignment 1
Essay: The United Nations Systems
Instructions
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Start Writing
The United Nations Security Council is the world’s primary
body for maintaining international peace and security through a
multilateral institution. It is the only organization within the
United Nations system that has the authority to make binding
decisions and to enforce those decisions through the use of
force. Yet the Security Council has long been criticized for its
ineffectiveness and outdated membership structure.
Recall that the structure of the United Nations Security Council
reflects the distribution of political power at the end of World
War II. The Security Council has five permanent members
(China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United
States) and ten non-permanent members elected by the General
Assembly on a geographic basis for a two year term. Security
Council resolutions must be approved by 9 of the 15 members,
and a no vote by any of the permanent members automatically
defeats any resolution (the veto power).
Suppose you were asked to recommend changes in the structure
of the Security Council—particularly with respect to its
membership composition and voting structure—intended to
make the organization more effective. What changes would you
propose? What obstacles to your proposed reform might you
anticipate?

2. ( 500 - 700 wors)
assignment 2
Although international norms concerning human rights are
becoming stronger, China and many other states continue to
consider human rights an internal affair over which the state has
sovereignty within its territory. Do you think human rights
issues are a legitimate subject for one state to raise with
another? If so, how do you reconcile the tensions between state
autonomy and universal rights? What practical steps could be
taken to get sovereign states to acknowledge universal human
rights?
minimum 150 words
assignment 3
Are Free Trade Agreements Good for the Global Economy?( one
paragraph)