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

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2016
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:A project of the International Peace Institute
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Physical Description:1 online resource (998 p.)
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Other title: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781685853730
9783110783575
DOI:10.1515/9781685853730
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Sebastian von Einsiedel, Bruno Ugarte Stagno, David M. Malone.