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Kind of have to agree with this sentiment. The UN is toothless and while the idea was good, I believe it has failed in practice. That isn't to say we should just scrap the whole thing as there really isn't an alternative, even though I believe it will eventually be abandoned.

It does seem like the golden age of international co-operation is at an end and more and more countries are becoming insular, entering conflict or creating factions with specific neighbours.

Was the UN meant to be a 'global government' or more of a newer forum for the superpowers to avoid nuclear conflict? If the latter, it's done a pretty reasonable job so far.

Nah the UN does what it should, prevents world wars and nuclear holocaust by keeping superpowers talking in an open forum. That's kind of the only point of it, not to be some kind of world government.

> The United Nations, referred to informally as the UN, is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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