When it comes to national security, the answer appears to be: No. Amid this international free-for-all, nations tended to pursue national security or national advantage through military might. International security, they believed, would help to maintain national security. These and other blatant violations of international law have convinced some observers that international security is a fiction, and that nations are better served by returning to the traditional national security model based on national military might. At a General Assembly meeting one day after the Summit, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for “reforming the Security Council,” particularly its “veto power,” and “revitalizing the General Assembly, including in matters of international peace and security.”These actions exemplify a growing recognition that there will be no national security without international security.
