Russia is a permanent member of which international body?

Russia is a permanent member of which international body?

• A. United Nations Security Council
• B. NATO
• C. European Union
• D. World Health Organization

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is knowing which body has a set of permanent members that can influence decisions consistently. The United Nations Security Council includes five permanent members, among them Russia, who hold veto power over substantive decisions. That special arrangement is unique to the Security Council and sets it apart from the other organizations listed. NATO is a military alliance, not a body with permanent veto seats; the European Union is a political-economic union of member states, not a council with fixed, veto-wielding permanents; and the World Health Organization is a UN specialized agency, without a permanent members-with-veto structure. Russia’s permanent status on the Security Council comes from the post‑World War II order, carried over after the Soviet Union dissolved.

The key idea here is knowing which body has a set of permanent members that can influence decisions consistently. The United Nations Security Council includes five permanent members, among them Russia, who hold veto power over substantive decisions. That special arrangement is unique to the Security Council and sets it apart from the other organizations listed. NATO is a military alliance, not a body with permanent veto seats; the European Union is a political-economic union of member states, not a council with fixed, veto-wielding permanents; and the World Health Organization is a UN specialized agency, without a permanent members-with-veto structure. Russia’s permanent status on the Security Council comes from the post‑World War II order, carried over after the Soviet Union dissolved.