The UN Charter gives the Security Council the extraordinary function of being responsible for international peace and security. Although the Permanent Five members are disproportionately powerful, there is nevertheless scope for elected members to influence the Council's decisionmaking processes during their short two-year terms. This article uses Australia's membership in 2013 and 2014 as a case study to examine why states seek election to the Council, means through which they can strengthen their influence, how they can navigate P5 power, how successful they are in achieving their objectives, and how the effectiveness of both elected members and the Council as a whole could be improved. Despite the substantial constraints facing elected members, those that are imaginative and industrious can nevertheless make influential contributions to achievement of the Council's purposes.

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Can Elected Members Make a Difference in the UN Security Council? 澳大利亚在 2013-2014 年的经验

《联合国宪章》赋予安理会负责国际和平与安全的非凡职能。Although the Permanent Five members are disproportionately powerful, there is nevertheless scope for elected members to influence the Council's decisionmaking processes during their short two-year terms. 本文将在2013年和2014年审查为什么国家寻求选举的案例研究，他们通过它可以加强其影响力，如何导航P5权力，如何成功实现目标，以及如何实现他们的目标the effectiveness of both elected members and the Council as a whole could be improved. Despite the substantial constraints facing elected members,