Global Governance and the UN: An Unfinished Journey
In the 21st century, the world is faced with threats of global scale that cannot be confronted without collective action. Although global government as such does not exist, formal and informal institutions, practices, and initiatives—together forming "global governance"—bring a greater measure of predictability, stability, and order to trans-border issues than might be expected. Yet, there are significant gaps between many current global problems and available solutions. Thomas G. Weiss and...
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In the 21st century, the world is faced with threats of global scale that cannot be confronted without collective action. Although global government as such does not exist, formal and informal institutions, practices, and initiatives — together forming "global governance" — bring a greater measure of predictability, stability, and order to trans-border issues than might be expected. Yet, there are significant gaps between many current global problems and available solutions. Thomas G. Weiss and Ramesh Thakur analyze the UN's role in addressing such knowledge, normative, policy, institutional, and compliance lapses. The UN's relationship to these five global governance gaps is explored through case studies of some of the most burning problems of our age, including terrorism, nuclear proliferation, humanitarian crises, development aid, climate change, human rights, and HIV/AIDS.
List of Boxes, Tables, and Figures viiSeries Editors' Foreword Louis Emmerij Richard Jolly Thomas G. Weiss ixForeword John Gerard Ruggie xvAcknowledgments xxiList of Abbreviations xxiiiIntroduction: The Problématique of Global Governance 11 Tracing the Origins of an Idea and the UN's Contribution 28Part 1 International Security2 The Use of Force: War, Collective Security, and Peace Operations 553 Arms Control and Disarmament 904 Terrorism 128Part 2 Development5 Trade, Aid, and Finance 1556 Sustainable Development 1997 Saving the Environment: The Ozone Layer and Climate Change 227Part 3 Human Rights8 Generations of Rights 2599 Protecting against Pandemics 28610 The Responsibility to Protect 308Notes 341Index 391About the Authors 417About the United Nations Intellectual History Project 419
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