What does Erdogan’s new book, “A Fairer World is Possible”, offer in terms of changing the global system?
Across global platforms, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been long known for his emphasis on global justice with his famous connotation “The World is bigger than five”.
Also, Erdogan draws attention to the fact that there is no Muslim representation in the Security Council. Except for China, all other member countries have Christian-majority populations while Muslims represent nearly one-fourth of the world population, he says. “We want the Security Council to be restructured in a fair way, which could represent different continents, faiths, ethnic groups and cultures as much as possible. If it happened, that would be a revolutionary step to solve international issues and reconstitute global peace,” Erdogan says.
“If we do not make a revolutionary step toward change, not only our today but also our future will be in grave risk,” he warns. In opposition to those tendencies, he reminds that Turkey hosts the most refugee population in the world, being one of the most generous nations helping both people in need and international aid organisations. The Turkish president offers a simple alternative system to the current UN structure, which has not thought of a monitoring mechanism for the Security Council by the General Assembly.
Erdogan imagines a 20-member Security Council, which will be elected by the General Assembly. Unlike the current system, members of the Security Council should not have a permanent mandate, but they should have terms determined by definite time periods, according to Erdogan’s model.