As winter comes to an end, the 1993 session of the Security Council reconvenes to further discuss the Bosnian conflict. Member States are on the cusp of delivering a solution to deescalate the situation in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which they hope will bring peace to the Balkan region. All members of the Security Council, led by France, have tentatively given support on drafting a resolution to address the situation with consensus. As the Security Council continues to deal with the changing realities of the United Nations following the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), gathering consensus from all parties–permanent and non-permanent–has become a priority. Representative Carrie Buckwalter of Brazil stated, “We’ve been working hard with all countries to make sure that we have unity going forward in trying to solve this crisis… We are working towards disarmament and rebuilding trust in the area with UN Peacekeeping Forces and humanitarian aid.” So far, the Security Council has not had any major issues that have divided Member States, which has made the work of solving the crisis by consensus a possibility, though several Member States, such as Morocco, were wary of spending so much time on the Balkan situation instead of the crisis in the Somali Republic.

Member States being able to draft and gather consensus on a usually contentious issue like the conflict in the Balkans has been a significant step forward for the Security Council. Representative Kennedy Cooper of France stated that, “We all started with a general idea of wanting to see a peaceful resolution… We made it a priority to still respect state sovereignty because some States had concerns about it.” This respect for multiple viewpoints seems poised to continue as the Security Council moves to discussing the Somali Republic and has shown that the collapse of the USSR has marked a new era for cooperation in the Security Council. In regards to the post-Soviet era in the Security Council, Representative Cooper stated, “It has been difficult working with Russia, not due to them being uncooperative, but because of how they’ve been dealing with that collapse [of the USSR]… it’s been very interesting working with Russia to get their requests incorporated and accommodated into our resolution given their special circumstances.” The ambitions of the East and West have not entirely merged, but cooperation between Member States on very substantive issues that affect all Member States on the Security Council appears to be on the rise again.