title: UNSC's Expansion: Prospects for Change and Implications for the Regions and the World
abstract: The United Nations was formed in 1945 in San Francisco; its founding aim was to avert catastrophes like World War II. The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) is the most powerful organ of the U.N., which is responsible for maintenance of international peace. The five permanent members of the UNSC, collectively referred to as P5, possess veto power. The composition and power distribution among members of the UNSC has remained controversial ever since its existence, and therefore, demand has been raised 
journal: Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School)