Whats Wrong With the United Nations and How to Fix It by Weiss, Thomas G. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright About the Author Foreword by Sir Brian Urquhart Acknowledgments

Notes

Abbreviations Introduction

Looking Back: UN Shortcomings Looking Forward: Why the UN is More Necessary than Ever Organization of the Book Notes

Part One: Diagnosing the Ills

1 Westphalia, Alive But Not Well

State Sovereignty, Worldwide Challenges, and Interdependence International Peace and Security: Saving Succeeding Generations from War Human Rights: The ICC, Durban, and Protection Sustainable Development: The Environment under Threat Alive But Not Well Notes

2 North–South Theater

UN Geography, Mathematics, and Lexicon International Peace and Security: Terrorism, Security Council Reform Sustainable Development: Stockholm, Rio, and Beyond Future Performances Notes

3 The Feudal System, or Dysfunctional Family

International Peace and Security: Internally Displaced Persons Human Rights: Atomized Humanitarian Protection Sustainable Development: Institutions for Women and the Environment 1969 and Today Notes

4 Overwhelming Bureaucracy and Underwhelming Leadership

International Bureaucracy International Peace and Security: Oil-for-Food Scandal, Gender Imbalance Human Rights: Individual Courage and Institutional Cowardice Sustainable Development: Politics Trumps Competence Doing What Can Be Done Notes

Part Two: Palliatives if Not Cures

5 Redefining National Interests

International Peace and Security: R2P, Regional Groupings Human Rights: European Court, Protection Machinery Sustainable Development: Health and Pandemics Notes

6 Moving Beyond the North–South Divide

International Peace and Security: Landmines, Human Security Human Rights: Universality in Vienna, the Rome Statute Sustainable Development: Millennium Development Goals, Global Compact Notes

7 Truly Delivering as One

8 Reinvigorating the International Civil Service

International Peace and Security: Disciplining Peacekeepers, Resolution 1325 Human Rights: “Outside-Insiders,” Rotation, Contracts Sustainable Development: Ideas, the Next Generation The Way Forward Notes

Conclusion: What’s Next?

What Is Global Governance? What Happened to World Government? Are Anomalies No Longer Anomalous? Notes

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