日本の「安全保障理事会入り」と国連改革の課題

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Japan's pursuit of securing a permanent seat on the reformed UN Security Council, though justifiable, did not produce the result anticipated by the Government. Its diplomatic operation fell far short of obtaining the support of the international community. Such failure was due, firstly, to the lack of operational knowledge of UN negotiations. Namely, the Government mistakenly envisaged that the two proposals tabled, the one produced by the Group of Four including Japan and the other produced by the African Union, could easily be merged into one single proposal. Secondly the framework of the UN reform envisaged by the Government was too narrow in its scope and features. Thirdly, Japan's self.evaluation of its contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security did not correspond to the expectation of the international community. Finally and most importantly, the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the UN could not provide enough political momentum for its member states to accept major changes in the political framework of negotiation on international peace and security.