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Now fully revised, this comprehensive and accessible book guides readers through the complexities of the politics and history of the UN. Providing a comprehensive and contemporary examination of the UN, "The United Nations and Changing World Politics" uses a thematic approach to explore the institution's role in three critical issues in international relations: international peace and security; human rights and humanitarian affairs; and building peace through sustainable development. This new edition is fully revised to take into account recent events, including the aftermath of September 11th and the war on terrorism, the War in Iraq, the first deliberations of the International Criminal Court, and the largest ever world summit on the occasion of the UN's 60th anniversary.
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Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York where he is also one of the directors of the UN Intellectual History Project and one of the editors of Global Governance. David P. Forsythe is professor and chairman in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Roger A. Coate is professor of government and international studies at the University of South Carolina. Kelly-Kate Pease is associate professor and director of international relations at Webster University-St Louis, and the author of several articles and book chapters on human rights, humanitarian intervention, humanitarian assistance and foreign policy.
Now fully revised, this comprehensive and accessible book guides readers through the complexities of the politics and history of the UN. Providing a comprehensive and contemporary examination of the UN, "The United Nations and Changing World Politics" uses a thematic approach to explore the institution's role in three critical issues in international relations: international peace and security; human rights and humanitarian affairs; and building peace through sustainable development. This new edition is fully revised to take into account recent events, including the aftermath of September 11th and the war on terrorism, the War in Iraq, the first deliberations of the International Criminal Court, and the largest ever world summit on the occasion of the UN's 60th anniversary.
About the Author
Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York where he is also one of the directors of the UN Intellectual History Project and one of the editors of Global Governance. David P. Forsythe is professor and chairman in the Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Roger A. Coate is professor of government and international studies at the University of South Carolina. Kelly-Kate Pease is associate professor and director of international relations at Webster University-St Louis, and the author of several articles and book chapters on human rights, humanitarian intervention, humanitarian assistance and foreign policy.
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The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the disappearance of the Soviet Union in late 1991 ushered in a period of rapid change in world politics. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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