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Adrian Steube is a master's degree student in international relations and diplomacy at the University of Trier, Germany, and holds a bachelor's degree in political sciences from the University of Kassel.

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Voting Wrap-Up of the UN Security Council in 2022: Bitterness Mixed With Agreements

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Vasily Nebenzya, Russian Ambassador to the UN, votes in a Aug 24, 2022 Security Council meeting about Ukraine.
In 2022, Russia’s full-fledged war in Ukraine left its mark on the United Nations Security Council, further dividing the most-influential body in the institution. Comparing Council members’ votes in 2021 with 2022, it is clear that discord has increased…
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The Veto Initiative’s First Tests: Is the Step Toward Reform Working?

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Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN
In the never-ending struggle to reform the use of the veto in the United Nations Security Council, a new initiative may prove to be relatively successful in the quest by a range of countries to change the veto step…
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