Without reform of the Security Council, however, there remains the possibility of future abuses of power—the possibility that one of the permanent members of Council will once again hold so much political and economic sway that none of the other members will be in a position to challenge or resist it. When this happens, as it did in the case of Resolution 661, the Security Council risks becoming a tool for the implementation of one nation’s foreign policy,undermining the Council’s legitimacy as a critical tool of global governance.