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What Would the UN’s Architects Think of It Today?
What happens when an institution designed to prevent great-power war becomes a permanently sitting conference without real enforcement power? This episode unpacks the UN’s original design—from the ashes of the League of Nations to the veto system that replaced one paralysis with another. We explore whether the architects who built the UN in 1945 would recognize its modern form, which juggles humanitarian work, normative standard-setting, and the occasional crisis intervention. With no standing army, no compulsory jurisdiction, and a Security Council that can only authorize force it can’t…
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