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Samantha Power: “I think the challenge is, while almost everybody is supportive of Security Council reform in the abstract, there are…”

On the recordJune 15, 2015
I think the challenge is, while almost everybody is supportive of Security Council reform in the abstract, there are quite bitter divisions within the U.N. membership about just who should get those seats.
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Samantha Power

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Discussing the complexities of reforming the U.N. Security Council's permanent membership.

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