A Framework for a Renewed International Order
Replacing the United Nations with a Three-Level System of Global Governance
Executive Summary
The global order created in 1945 under the United Nations has preserved relative peace for nearly eight decades, yet it now faces profound legitimacy and effectiveness challenges. The Security Council is increasingly paralyzed by great-power rivalries, while the General Assembly’s symbolic authority rarely translates into enforceable action. At the same time, pressing global issues—climate change, pandemics, cyberconflict, and resource competition—demand mechanisms of cooperation beyond the nation-state while still respecting sovereignty.
This white paper proposes a new international order built on three interlocking levels of governance—international, regional, and individual. The framework preserves national sovereignty as sacred, empowers regional authorities as first responders to conflict, and reserves the international level for only the most vital issues of peace, security, and universally recognized human rights.
Key reforms include a bicameral global legislature balancing population size with sovereign equality, a regionalized Security Council with more representative legitimacy, a constitution limiting international authority to essential functions, and a global trade union to enforce fairness in economic relations.