NOVPUBChapter 1324: Chapter 961: United Nations
Chapter 1324 -961: United Nations
As for the war at this time, the speed of its progression was no longer determined solely by national power.
If one really wanted to compare the comprehensive strength of nations, Germany was obviously weaker than the United Kingdom, not to mention when facing the encirclement of the four great powers: Britain-France-Australia-Russia Nation.
The reason why Germany was able to hold out for such a long time, even gaining some advantage in the early stages of the war, was actually due to the mutual wariness and strategizing among the four nations of Britain-France-Australia-Russia.
If the four countries had been a little more united, Germany might not have lasted even a year before being annihilated in the joint assault by the four nations.
Unfortunately, wanting to see Britain-France-Australia-Russia join forces without any reservation was only possible if Germany’s strength had surpassed the combined might of the four, which was impossible.
Therefore, in the early stages of World War II, one could see the cracks between the nations manifest when the German Army attacked the French Army—the British Military often stood by as spectators, stepping in to support only when the French Army was on the verge of collapse
The French Army behaved likewise. Both parties did not give their full support to each other and seemed to be goofing off most of the time like the employees of later generations, who worked under the 996 work culture, merely going through the motions.
Certainly, all nations wanted to defeat Germany, but compared to simply defeating Germany, how they defeated Germany was of utmost importance.
While not going so far as to sabotage an ally’s offensive, it was still possible to engage in a bit of delay. Paris fell swiftly to the Germans, and a significant reason for that was the lack of full effort by Britain and Australasia in the war.
And the reason France was able to hold onto the Maginot Line was also tied to the assistance from Britain and Australasia after France’s collapse.
Since the fall of Italy, countries that had to establish governments-in-exile because their territories were occupied by Germany were now eager to meet the representatives of Britain and Australasia.
Although their governments-in-exile were recognized by various nations, the actual order within their countries was in the hands of the Germans.
If they did not prepare in advance, even if the Germans were defeated later, it wasn’t certain that they would regain control of their governments.
At this point, Germany had occupied almost half of Europe, comprehensively controlling Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and Austria.
The exiled governments of these countries, wishing to regain control of their nations after the war, had no choice but to seek help from the two countries with the highest international discourse power at the time, Britain and Australasia.
On this basis, it became very necessary to establish an organization similar to the World Alliance of World War I, and this had become the trend in international conferences.
In June 1938, through the votes of representatives from over 30 countries, a resolution was passed with a 100% approval rate concerning the establishment of the United Nations.
This new organization was named the United Nations, signifying the alliance of all countries opposing the German war.
The headquarters of the newly formed United Nations was temporarily set up in Hawaii, which was one of the least likely places to be affected by the war.
About the establishment of the United Nations, Britain-France-Australia had reached certain compromises. Among the most notable was the exclusion of Russia Country and the rallying of most regions and nations in the world.
Regarding the establishment and deployment of various institutions of the United Nations, related conferences proceeded swiftly.
The United Nations established three permanent Council States: Britain, France, and Australasia. Like the previous World Alliance, the Council States held extraordinary power, the most important of which was the one-vote veto power that could negate anything.
To add a seat to the Council States required the approval of over 75% of the voting nations of the United Nations plus the affirmative consent of all the existing Council States.
If any Council State cast a veto vote, it meant the progress of any nation aspiring to become a Council State would be directly terminated.
Clearly, such a mechanism was designed to keep Russia Country out, aiming to minimize Russia’s influence on the world as much as possible.
In some mechanisms of the United Nations, Arthur drew on experiences from future world institutions, striving to make the new United Nations a more perfect World Alliance.
Although the three permanent Council States had high powers, they generally did not handle the affairs of the United Nations.
The entities responsible for handling United Nations affairs were committees elected by all United Nations members and a Council State.
While such an electoral method seemed very fair and just, anyone aware of the world situation and structure knew that the so-called fair election was not fair at all.
Just on the matter of voting, those smaller nations would not risk offending the great powers. Especially Britain, France, and Australasia, as the three permanent Council States, would hold crucial positions in the election of the Council States and United Nations committees.
Arthur viewed the newly established United Nations as quite significant. Drawing on experiences from the future, he could see that such an organization would become an important institution for all nations to vie for discourse power.
Although the United Nations did not represent absolute truth, it was indeed a real representation of the actual votes of most countries.
The resolutions passed by voting in the United Nations were seen as just by most people. This was a natural advantage in public opinion; whoever held the discourse power within the United Nations held global public opinion advantage.
