- 430 pages
- English
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About this book
The United Nations (UN) has always loomed large in international conflicts, but today accepted wisdom declares that the organization has lost its way. Liberating The United Nations is a thorough review of its founding and history that tracks critical junctures that obscured or diverted the path to a powerful and just UN that abides by international law. Based on the extensive expertise of two former UN-insiders, Richard Falk and Hans von Sponeck, the book goes beyond critique and diagnosis, proposing ways to achieve a more effective and legitimate UN. The historical sweep of the book offers a uniquely broad perspective on how the UN has evolved from the time of its establishment, and how that evolution reflects, and was defined by, world politics. The book explores these themes through the specific cases of intervention in Palestine, Iraq, and Syria. Liberating The United Nations hopes to reinvigorate the original vision of the UN by asserting its place in a world of amplifying chauvinistic nationalism. Falk and von Sponeck argue for how important the UN has become, and could be, in aiding with the transnational and global challenges of the present and future, including pandemics, environmental crises, and mass migration.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Geopolitical World Map
- UN Organigram
- The UN Global Governance System in 2023
- Preface: Overcoming UN Marginalization—an Urgent Imperative
- Foreword by Dr. Walden Bello
- Part One: An Evolving Narrative
- Part Two: How the UN Copes with Challenges to the Charter, Institutional Integrity, Geopolitical Manipulation
- Part Three: Institutional Obstacles to Mitigate
- Part Four Toward the Future
- Reflections: Nine Young Leaders and Their about the UN of Tomorrow
- Afterword by Ahmet Davutoglu
- Note of Acknowledgment
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover