"The tragedy in Gaza lays bare the contradictions of a world order built to manage power, not deliver justice or enforce its legal commitments. The catastrophic violence in Gaza has unfolded within an international system that was never designed to restrain the geopolitical ambitions of powerful states. Understanding why the United Nations has proved so limited in responding to what many regard as a genocidal assault requires returning to the foundations of the postWorld War II order."
"After World War II, the architecture for a new international order based on respect for the UN Charter and international law was agreed upon as the normative foundation of a peaceful future. Above all, it was intended to prevent a third world war. These commitments emerged from the carnage of global conflict, the debasement of human dignity through the Nazi Holocaust, and public anxieties about nuclear weaponry. Yet, the political imperative to accommodate the victorious states compromised these arrangements from the outset."
The Gaza catastrophe reveals an international system designed to manage power rather than ensure justice or uphold legal commitments. The post‑World War II architecture prioritized preventing another global war and accommodated the strategic interests of victorious powers. The Security Council received exclusive decisional authority while five permanent members were granted veto power, concentrating global security authority and weakening UN autonomy. The veto system allowed geopolitical interests to override legal constraints, producing impunity. Major powers across ideological divides used vetoes pragmatically and sidelined human rights, making accountability difficult in large‑scale atrocities such as Gaza.
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