Power versus principle : United Nations reform in a unipolar world.
At the end of the Cold War emerged a unipolar world system and renewed optimism for the effectiveness and reform of the United Nations Security Council. Early promise for reform lost momentum in the mid- 1990s as the United States Congress turned away from multilateralism. I examine the tension betw...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14344 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Summary: | At the end of the Cold War emerged a unipolar world system and renewed optimism for the effectiveness and reform of the United Nations Security Council. Early promise for reform lost momentum in the mid- 1990s as the United States Congress turned away from multilateralism. I examine the tension between power and principle in UN reform and while finding many obstacles to change, I identify possible paths to transformation. I conclude that to ensure its hegemonic status, the United States must commit to UN reform or face reduced legitimacy in the international system. |
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