1. Five permanent members of the Security Council. Keep as is with 2 modifications:
- Have France share its voting power on the Security Council with the European Union.
- Similarly, have the United Kingdom share its permanent seat with India.
Both parties sharing a seat would have to agree to cast a vote. If they disagree, their vote would automatinally be an abstention. At the end of 20 years, the Security Council would vote to let the new member sharing the seat take over sole voting power for that permanent seat, or to continue the shared seat arrangement for another 20 years.
2. United Nations military operations. Each member nation, except for those with all or part of a permanent seat on the Security Council would be required to furnish troops to the United Nations. The total numbers of troops and their missions would be decided by votes of the Security Council. A nation's share of the total troop level would be an equal fraction of their total military personnel. Nations would continue to pay the wages of their own troops on UN duty, but would not furnish equipment or related costs. (This troop levy and wage expense would likely encourage nations to reduce the size of their armed forces, a desirable outcome for regional stabiity.) In no case could the Security Council be allowed to vote for more than half of a nation's armed forces for UN duty.
It is expected that the United Nations would operate a military training and operations center. Some UN troops would be on duty at all times to respond to emergencies, both man-caused and natural disasters. Because instabilities are most likely in the Middle East and in Africa, the UN military center should be nearby - in a stable country like Egypt, Jordan, or Turkey. The UN military center would have an added training mission of helping nations' militaries deal with civilian leadership, corruption, democracy, and nation-building.
3. Funding of the United Nations. The permanent members of the Security Council would be assessed a greater percentage of their GDP than other UN members. This percentage would help pay for voted UN military equipment, transport, and logistics. (A UN military should not have to ask individual nations for logistical support.) Any UN member not current on UN dues would not be eligible for a seat or vote on the Security Council - including permanent members.