1. Purpose: not purpose articulated on the UN Charter but collective interest of state members.
(Its actions :nonpolitical programs, have not always accorded with its stated goals:
peacekeeping, 3rd party dispute settlement, functionalism).
2. Security Council:
- The inclusion of veto
- The use of force to keep world peace
- Source of funding
3. General Assembly: “The UN comprised 2 elements: the political one which doesn’t work, and the
technical agencies which do” (Jeane Kirkpatrick in the Reagon administration)
- Discrepancy between a nation’s population and its political influence
- Discrepancy between member’s financial contribution and their political influence
 TO WHICH EXTENT MAJOR POWERS WILL WORK TOGETHER ON SHARED GLOBAL CONCERNS?