World Government by Stealth: The Future of the United Nations

ISBN-13: 9780333655825 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 233 str.

Guy Arnold; G. Arnold

Opis

Despite being beset by the power rivalries of the Cold War, the United Nations has two major achievements to its credit - as spokesman and champion of the Third World or South, and the tasks of international peacekeeping. This work is a study of the UN's past failures and future prospects.

Spis treści

Preface - The First Half-Century - Peace-keeping - The Gulf War of 1991 and Its Aftermath - The Break-up of Yugoslavia - The United Nations in Africa (1) - The United Nations in Africa (2): Southern Africa - Other Interventions: Cambodia, Central America - Compromises - Unfinished Business: Israel/Palestine - Combating World Poverty - Social and Environmental Development - Human Rights: The Specialized Agencies - Arms: Nuclear and Conventional - The Future of the Security Council - United Nations Reform - Reflections - References - Appendix: Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice - Index

O autorze

GUY ARNOLD