The United Nations in the new world order : the world organization at fifty
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The United Nations in the new world order : the world organization at fifty
Macmillan, 1995
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- : pbk
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: hbk ISBN 9780333631225
Description
With the end of the Cold War, the UN has shown a new dynamism, reflecting a qualitative change in attitudes and perceptions of the international community. The focus of this book is on the ability of the UN to sustain this dynamism into the future. It examines the roles of the UN in the vital areas of international peace and security as well as the realms of human rights, disarmament and arms control and economic development. The contributors, who are experts on the UN, address the conditions which can make the UN more effective and present suggestions on the ways to improve the utilization of the world organization so as to increase its efficacy.
Table of Contents
- International peace and security - new challenges to the UN, Lev Voronkov
- the United Nations and the international poltical system, R.J. Barry Jones
- leadership, the United Nations and the new world order, Jarrod Wiener
- UN reform - the post-Cold War world organization, Georgios Kostakos
- the UN Secretary-Generalship at fifty, Benjamin Rivlin
- UN peacekeeping - recent developments and current problems, Alan James
- UN sanctions against Yugoslavia - two years later, Vojin Dimitrijevic and Jelena Pejic
- new directions in disarmament, Dimitris Bourantonis and Marios Evriviades
- human rights organizations and the UN - a tale of two worlds, Peter R. Baehr
- the realpolitik and the CNN factor of humanitarian intervention, Edward Newman.
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: pbk ISBN 9780333631232
Description
With the end of the Cold War, the UN has shown a new dynamism, reflecting a qualitative change in attitudes and perceptions of the international community. The focus of the book is on the ability of the UN to sustain this new dynamism in the years ahead. It will examine the roles of the UN in the vital areas of international peace and security as well as in the realms of human rights, disarmament and arms control and economic development. The contributors, who are experts in the UN system, address the conditions which can make the UN more effective and present suggestions on the ways to improve the utilization of the world organisation so as to increase its efficacy.
Table of Contents
- Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction - International Peace and Security: New Challenges to the UN
- L.Voronkov - The United Nations and the International Political System
- R.J.B.Jones - Leadership, the United Nations and the New World Order
- J.Wiener - UN Reform: The Post-Cold-War World Organization
- G.Kostakos - The UN Secretary-Generalship at Fifty
- B.Rivlin - UN Peacekeeping: Recent Developments and Current Problems
- A.James - UN Sanctions against Yugoslavia: Two Years Later
- V.Dimitrijevic & J.Pejic - New Directions in Disarmament
- D.Bourantonis & M.Evriviades - Human Rights Organizations and the UN: a Tale of Two Worlds
- P.R.Baehr - The Realpolitik and the CNN Factor of Humanitarian Intervention
- E.Newman - Index
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