The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution establishing a replacement mission for MINURSO in Western Sahara.
Russia vetoed a mandate renewal, ending MINURSO after 35 years. An official UNSC resolution creating a follow-on mission counts.
Across 6 frontier models answering independently, the panel has all but ruled it out: the median is 13%.
They do not agree: GPT puts it at 57% and Gemini at 12%, 45 points apart. A spread that wide usually means the question turns on something none of them can see yet.
Nothing is settled until 2 May 2027, when the outcome is checked against sources and every number above gets a permanent score.
What each one said
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GPTOpenAI
The key is whether the P5 can trade mandate language for Russian consent before the Western Sahara ceasefire framework erodes.
- The Council must agree on a new text by 2 May 2027; Russia can veto, while Morocco, Polisario, Algeria and the Secretariat shape viability.
- UN peace operations often get renewed or reconfigured after crises, but creating a replacement in six months is harder than a routine rollover.
- Odds rise sharply if Washington and Paris accept language limiting political process or monitoring; escalating clashes would increase pressure for a deal.
57% -
GrokxAI
A new UNSC mission needs P5 consensus after Russia’s veto of MINURSO.
- Russia must not veto; any follow-on text needs nine votes and no P5 no by May 2027.
- Mandate talks plus troop/finance pledges typically take 9–18 months; six months is well below that base rate.
- A US–Russia–Algeria formula that drops the referendum language would most shift the odds.
18% -
QwenAlibaba
Russia's veto signals deliberate leverage; a replacement requires Moscow to reverse course or accept terms it just rejected.
- A P5 member that vetoes a mandate renewal has almost never agreed to a replacement mission within six months without major concessions on mandate scope or composition.
- France and the US would draft any replacement, but Russia's veto likely reflects broader geopolitical bargaining (Syria, Ukraine) that won't resolve by May 2027.
- A shift would require either a Russia-Morocco/US side deal or Security Council reform of the mission's terms toward Polisario-favorable language—both unlikely in this…
14% -
GeminiGoogle
Overcoming a Russian veto requires a grand bargain between Morocco, Algeria, and Moscow that six months cannot produce.
- UNSC P5 dynamics prevent quick consensus after a deliberate veto, leaving the mandate space frozen rather than replaced.
- Morocco prefers the status quo of bilateral recognition over any new mission that does not explicitly endorse autonomy.
- A US-brokered diplomatic swap yielding Russian concessions on an unrelated theater would dramatically raise these odds.
12% -
ClaudeAnthropic
Hinges on whether Russia's veto reflects a durable position or a one-off, and on US/French diplomatic push for a successor mission.
- Russia vetoed the MINURSO renewal, signaling it may block any replacement mission unless its concerns on Western Sahara status are addressed.
- Historically UNSC peacekeeping mandates once vetoed/lapsed take years to replace, often requiring major shifts in P5 alignment or a negotiated political settlement first.
- A Morocco-Algeria/Polisario diplomatic breakthrough or a revised draft addressing Russian objections within the next 18 months would be the key trigger to watch.
12% -
DeepSeekDeepSeek
Russia's veto killed MINURSO; a replacement needs P5 consensus that Moscow has shown no sign of granting.
- MINURSO's mandate lapsed when Russia vetoed renewal, and no P5 sponsor has tabled a follow-on text as of November 2026.
- Any new mission needs a P5 consensus on Polisario/Morocco terms, which has been absent for decades; Russia's veto signals it wants leverage, not a quick fix.
- The US and France historically back Morocco, but a replacement mission requires Russian acquiescence, and Moscow has shown it will hold out for concessions.
12%
6 of 6 models answered · 45 points between the highest and lowest. None was shown the market price.
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