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Examining a wide range of theoretical and practical problems and challenges facing nations in the 21st century, this collection of essays addresses the triangular relationship between peace, security and development. Questions are raised about the relevance of the UN system in the coming decades, and the contributors reflect on past experiences and relevant philosophical inquiries. Specific cases and experiences are examined that are considered representative of the relevance/irrelevance of past collective actions in the security and non-security fields, and new ideas and concepts for integrating theory and practice are suggested. Topics discussed include peacemaking and peacekeeping, arms control, economic development, human rights and the critical role of education. One of the underlying themes of the volume is that the challenges of the 21st century will be of unprecedented magnitude, and that unless the UN system is reformed and revitalized it runs the risk of becoming irrelevant.

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Author:   Dimitris Bourantonis ,  Marios Evriviades
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Weight:   0.844kg
ISBN:  

9789041103123

ISBN 10:   9041103120
Pages:   404
Publication Date:   01 November 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations. Introduction: Peace, Security and Development: Roles for the UN in the Twenty-First Century; D. Bourantonis, M. Evriviades. I: The Setting. 1. International Society at a Crossroads: The Problem of Conceptualization; P. Tsakaloyannis. 2. The Search for a New Global Order: Rehabilitating the Ideas of the Global State; R. Seidelmann. 3. Great Powers, Superpowers and Global Powers: Managerial Succession for a New World Order; A. Henrikson. II: Security and UN Diplomacy. 4. Explaining the UN's Unhappy 50th Anniversary: Toward Reclaiming the Next Half-Century; R. Falk. 5. The UN and the World Diplomatic System: Lessons from the Cyprus and US–North Korea Talks; G. Berridge. 6. Boutros Ghali's Ordeal: Leading the UN in an Age of Uncertainty; B. Rivlin. 7. Burdensome Victory: The UN and Iraq; A.J.R. Groom, et al. III: International Peacekeeping. 8. The Dual Nature of UN Peacekeeping; A. James. 9. Can UN Peacekeepers do the Job? J. Grinberg. 10. Keeping the Peace: A Military Perspective; F. Henn. 11. Cyprus 1964: Subversion of a Mission; M. Packard. IV: Disarmament and Arms Control. 12. Contribution of the UN to Arms Control; J. Goldblat. 13. Small Arms and Internal Conflicts: Disarmament in the Framework of UN Peace Operations; S. Lodgaard. 14. Lessons from the Disarmament of Fractions in Civil Wars; S. Croft. V: The UN in Economic Development. 15. Supporting the South's Industrial Revolution after the Cold War: Developing Countries and the Emerging New International Economic Order; A. Singh. 16. Foreign Aid, Economic Development and the Role of the UN; G. Mavrotas. 17. Human Development and the International Community; R. Cassen. 18. UN and Human Rights Education; J. Symonides. Index.

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