The Untied Nations [sic]

There's a problem in the United Nations about who gets to be on the Security Council, the group that decides when the U.N. can send peacekeeping troups into a country.

Japan, Germany, India, and Brazil want to be included as permanent members, on top of Russia, China, the U.S., France, and Britain. The problem is that there are jealous "next tier" countries that are trying to stop them.

Mexico and Argentina don't want Brazil to get in, Italy doesn't want Germany, Korea and China don't like Japan, and Pakistan doesn't like India. What a big mess.

So how about this: in addition to the current members, we earmark a rotating membership for each region. One for Latin America, one for E-SE Asia, one for South Asia, and one for Europe. The members nations of those regions vote to decide who gets the seat, and the process is repeated every two years.

This way, the "next tier" nations feel like they're winning also, and there's still the opportunity for African, Middle Eastern, and "election loser" nations to vie for the remaining six seats on the council. Wouldn't that work?