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The UN Security Council in the 21st Century / ed. by Sebastian von Einsiedel, Bruno Ugarte Stagno, David M. Malone.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: A project of the International Peace InstitutePublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (998 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685853730
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The UN Security Council: Decisions and Actions -- Part 1 Competing Interests on the Security Council -- 3 The United States in the Security Council -- 4 China in the Security Council -- 5 Russia in the Security Council -- 6 France and the United Kingdom in the Security Council -- 7 Power Dynamics Between Permanent and Elected Members -- 8 Council Reform and the Emerging Powers -- 9 Working Methods: The Ugly Duckling of Security Council Reform -- 10 The Security Council at Seventy: Ever Changing or Never Changing? -- Part 2 Addressing Thematic Issues -- 11 Humanitarian Action and Intervention -- 12 Promoting Democracy -- 13 Acting on Human Rights -- 14 Responding to Terrorism -- 15 Confronting Organized Crime and Piracy -- 16 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Managing Proliferation -- 17 The Use of Force: A System of Selective Security -- 18 Robust Peacekeeping and the Limits of Force -- 19 The Security Council and NATO -- 20 The Role of Sanctions -- Part 4 Evolving Institutional Factors -- 21 Relations with the UN Secretary-General -- 22 Special Representatives of the Secretary-General -- 23 Collaborating with Regional Organizations -- 24 Groups of Friends -- 25 International Courts and Tribunal -- Part 5 Key Country Cases -- 26 The Arab-Israeli Conflict -- 27 Iraq -- 28 The Balkans -- 29 Somalia -- 30 Sudan -- 31 Afghanistan -- 32 The Democratic Republic of the Congo -- 33 Côte d’Ivoire -- 34 Libya -- 35 Syria -- Part 6 The Security Council and International Order -- 36 The Security Council and Peacekeeping -- 37 The Security Council and International Law -- 38 The Security Council and the Changing Distribution of Power -- 39 The Security Council in a Fragmenting World -- 40 Conclusion: The Security Council and a World in Crisis -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1 Security Council–Mandated UN Peacekeeping Operations and Observer Missions, 1945–2014 -- Appendix 2 Security Council–Mandated UN Political Missions, 1989–2014 -- Appendix 3 Non-UN Peace or Enforcement Operations Mandated by the Security Council, 1945–2014 -- Appendix 4 Security Council–Mandated Sanctions Regimes, 1945–2014 -- Appendix 5 Vetoes Cast in the UN Security Council, 1989–2014 -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: A comprehensive view of the UN Security Council’s internal dynamics, its role and relevance in world politics, and its performance in addressing today’s major security challenges.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The UN Security Council: Decisions and Actions -- Part 1 Competing Interests on the Security Council -- 3 The United States in the Security Council -- 4 China in the Security Council -- 5 Russia in the Security Council -- 6 France and the United Kingdom in the Security Council -- 7 Power Dynamics Between Permanent and Elected Members -- 8 Council Reform and the Emerging Powers -- 9 Working Methods: The Ugly Duckling of Security Council Reform -- 10 The Security Council at Seventy: Ever Changing or Never Changing? -- Part 2 Addressing Thematic Issues -- 11 Humanitarian Action and Intervention -- 12 Promoting Democracy -- 13 Acting on Human Rights -- 14 Responding to Terrorism -- 15 Confronting Organized Crime and Piracy -- 16 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Managing Proliferation -- 17 The Use of Force: A System of Selective Security -- 18 Robust Peacekeeping and the Limits of Force -- 19 The Security Council and NATO -- 20 The Role of Sanctions -- Part 4 Evolving Institutional Factors -- 21 Relations with the UN Secretary-General -- 22 Special Representatives of the Secretary-General -- 23 Collaborating with Regional Organizations -- 24 Groups of Friends -- 25 International Courts and Tribunal -- Part 5 Key Country Cases -- 26 The Arab-Israeli Conflict -- 27 Iraq -- 28 The Balkans -- 29 Somalia -- 30 Sudan -- 31 Afghanistan -- 32 The Democratic Republic of the Congo -- 33 Côte d’Ivoire -- 34 Libya -- 35 Syria -- Part 6 The Security Council and International Order -- 36 The Security Council and Peacekeeping -- 37 The Security Council and International Law -- 38 The Security Council and the Changing Distribution of Power -- 39 The Security Council in a Fragmenting World -- 40 Conclusion: The Security Council and a World in Crisis -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1 Security Council–Mandated UN Peacekeeping Operations and Observer Missions, 1945–2014 -- Appendix 2 Security Council–Mandated UN Political Missions, 1989–2014 -- Appendix 3 Non-UN Peace or Enforcement Operations Mandated by the Security Council, 1945–2014 -- Appendix 4 Security Council–Mandated Sanctions Regimes, 1945–2014 -- Appendix 5 Vetoes Cast in the UN Security Council, 1989–2014 -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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A comprehensive view of the UN Security Council’s internal dynamics, its role and relevance in world politics, and its performance in addressing today’s major security challenges.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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