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Honestly, I wouldn't want that either. All I'd be asking for is countries to be held to account for their actions. ALL countries. And a unified approach to dealing with counties if the super majority thinks that's the best option. No country should get too powerful to just say "nah, I don't wanna" and do what they want without recourse. Likewise no country should have a veto where 99% of the other countries say they want something done about it but one country, who has veto power, says they can act with impunity and that's all that happens.
That is not how it should work but is how it currently works. The UN is meant to be a forum to prevent wars - but that fails when there are no consequences for those who start, propagate and support wars and genocide.
Countries should sign into the union knowing that if they are tyrannical and the super majority don't like it, there will be consequences, even if purely economic. It should be written into the laws of all the countries who sign into the union. I don't think a UN Police should be required - all countries should work together to create a multi-jurisdictional force anyway.