Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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His remarks imply a diminished role for the multinational peacekeepers, which the United Nations Security Council had said would be charged with tasks like training a new police force and disarming militant groups.
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Matt Bradley, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Ukraine's National Security Council projects a defense production capacity of $55 billion in 2026.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 12 May 2026
How China treats Trump this time will offer clues about the dynamics of the relationship, said Doshi, who served on former President Joe Biden's National Security Council and helped plan his summits with Xi in 2022 and 2023.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Reports of emergency meetings of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council reveal a leadership in panic, terrified of a populace that has reached its limit.
—Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
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Matt Bradley, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Ukraine's National Security Council projects a defense production capacity of $55 billion in 2026.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 12 May 2026
How China treats Trump this time will offer clues about the dynamics of the relationship, said Doshi, who served on former President Joe Biden's National Security Council and helped plan his summits with Xi in 2022 and 2023.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Reports of emergency meetings of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council reveal a leadership in panic, terrified of a populace that has reached its limit.
—Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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