Below is an archived out-of-character discussion about the position of the non-playable countries in the Security Council. For the current rules of the Security Council, please see the World Congress Information thread.
The so-called "Third World" countries have been excluded from membership and voting for Security Council elections since the institution has existed. The basis for this is entirely logistical: there is no in-game mechanism to record votes for "Third World" countries. Two questions that I would like to pose to the community. What should be the in-character reasoning for the exclusion of these countries? Should the World Congress be reformed to include them?
I have some ideas but would like to hear from other people before I intervene so please share any thoughts or proposals, whether they are well developed or not.