Moratorium on Intractable Issues

This research paper proposes a moratorium on 'intractable issues' to prevent them from blocking reforms to the UN Security Council (UNSC).

• The author suggests that certain 'intractable issues', citing Israel/Palestine as an example, have the potential to obstruct proposed reforms to the UN Security Council.
• The paper proposes that the outgoing UN Security Council create a list of intractable issues that would be exempt from new Chapter VII resolutions for a period of up to 30 years, with the exception of revising or renewing existing mandates.
• Chapter VII of the UN Charter allows the Security Council to address threats to peace and acts of aggression through recommendations, decisions, economic sanctions, the severance of diplomatic relations, or the use of air, sea, and land forces.

APA

Cilliers, J. (2026). Moratorium on Intractable Issues. Institute for Security Studies. https://futures.issafrica.org/thematic/guide.pdf?thematic=19-un-security-council&topic=07-intractable-issues

Chicago

Cilliers, Jakkie. Moratorium on Intractable Issues. Institute for Security Studies, 2026. https://futures.issafrica.org/thematic/guide.pdf?thematic=19-un-security-council&topic=07-intractable-issues.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cilliers2026moratorium, author = {Cilliers, Jakkie}, title = {{Moratorium on Intractable Issues}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2026}, month = mar, url = {https://futures.issafrica.org/thematic/guide.pdf?thematic=19-un-security-council&topic=07-intractable-issues}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }