Despite multiple resolutions and initiatives undertaken by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), efforts to counter terrorism have achieved limited success. Discuss the reasons for this limited effectiveness. (Answer in 150 words)
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United Nations Security Council UNSC is the apex security architecture of global executive to save future generations from scourge of war through collective security. Terrorism comes as use wos by other major challenge for UNSC. Multiple Resolutions & Initiatives by UNSC to counter terrorism: 1. Global Counter Terrorism strategy GCT. 2. UN Task Force on Terrorism. 3. US-India collaborated resolutions to declare terrorists at UNSC. Reasons for limited effectiveness: 1. Asymmetrical Non-Alabs:- Deterrence like MAD ineffective for dispersed terrorists like Dashe Mohammad. 2. lack of consensus on terrorism:- eg Taliban - Good or Bad?
3. VUO paralysis by P5 power eg, China blocking designation of terrorists declared by US-India. 4. Great power rivalry:- P5 + P1 vis P2 (China/Russia). 5. lack of UN designated troops for anti-terrorism eg Peacekeeping hostages by Syrian terrorist. 6. Discourses on Human rights biased eg Hardshp Singh Nijjar - terrorist but Comalion Othon. Measures required: 1. Consensus building - eg Convention on Counter Terrorism CCBN by India. 2. Reformed action plan on Hybrid & Vital terrorism (eg The Ristrone Bond). 2. Global actions against terror funding (eg - FATF black disks). To counter terrorism, UNSC must be reformed for effective collective security against humanitarian security crisis.
Conclusion
To counter terrorism, UNSC must be reformed for effective collective security against humanitarian security crisis.
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Simrandeep Kaur
Internal Security
Role of External State & Non-State Actors in Creating Challenges to Internal Security
UNSC counter-terrorism efforts
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