Overview

The end of the Cold War and the response to Iraq's aggression created expectations that the United Nations would change from a marginal to a centre player in world affairs. These hopes were seemingly dashed in Somalia, Rwanda and Bosnia. Has the United Nations abdicated its moral duty as the custodian of our hopes for a better world? This book assesses how the UN may meet the challenges of a balance between the desirable and the possible.

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Author:   Ramesh Thakur ,  Ramesh Thakur ,  Don McKinnon
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1998 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780333716243

ISBN 10:   0333716248
Pages:   275
Publication Date:   22 February 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Forword; Don McKinnon Introduction; Ramesh Thakur The Achievements and Shortcomings of the United Nations; Malcolm Templeton Cooperating for Peace; Gareth Evans The United Nations and the Mediation of International Disputes; Jacob Bercovitch UN Peacekeeping; Reginald H.F. Austin A UN Agenda for Development; Jorge Heine Peacekeeping in Africa; Tom O'Reilly The UNTAC Military Component; John Sanderson The Bosnia Experience; Michael Rose Reforming The Security Council; Takahiro Shinyo An Asian Perspective on the United Nations System; S. K. Singh The Adaptation of the United Nations; James N. Rosenau; Reforming the United Nations; Keith Suter Promoting Peacemaking and Peacekeeping; Olara A Otunnu Global Governance and the United Nations; A.J.R. Groom Summary; Bruce Brown Index

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RAMESH THAKUR is Head of the Peace Research Centre, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, at the Australian National University in Canberra. Born and raised in India, he received his formal education in India and Canada, and has held full-time academic appointments in Fiji, New Zealand and Australia. He is the author or editor of numerous books on Asian politics and international relations and has published widely in both academic journals and quality newspapers.

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