Does the United Nations need a standing army?

They need to ensure that their proposal would deliver an army fully under the control of the UN; if individual states could pull troops out of it when they chose to (for example because they disagreed with the objective of a particular mission), then it is not really a UN standing army. read more

A standing army can threaten the protection of international security. The United Nations does not have the right to create a standing army. Maintenance of a standing army involves taxing and imposing on member states. read more

All of this points to the need to create a proper UN force on permanent stand-by. Such a force need not be a conventional army, with its own barracks and personnel. It would be better to get countries to give the UN first call on a certain number of their troops, for a specific period of time. read more

A standing army can threaten the protection of international security. The United Nations does not have the right to create a standing army. Maintenance of a standing army involves taxing and imposing on member states. The United Nations' chartered mission statement has no mention of the United Nations having the right to do this. read more