Nation Against Nation What Happened to the U. N. Dream and What the U. S. Can Do about It

Name: Nation Against Nation What Happened to the U. N. Dream and What the U. S. Can Do about It
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ISBN: 9780195035872

ISBN-10: 0195035879

ISBN-13: 9780195035872

Edition: 1985

Authors: Thomas M. Franck

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The American public has become increasingly disenchanted with the United Nations. Some responsible sources in this country are already advocating withdrawal from U.N. agencies and perhaps even from the entire system. This book, by the former Director of Research at UNITAR, the U.N.'s "think tank," examines the record of the U.N. during its first 40 years in the clear light of American national interest. Franck offers a balance sheet which confirms that the U.N. during its first 40 years in the clear light of American national interest. Franck offers a balance sheet which confirms that the U.N. often operates in a way that undermines respect for individual human rights and hampers conflict…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/11/1985
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.49" long x 1.13" tall
Weight: 1.408



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Great Expectations



Happy and Misleading Auguries


Summary



Et Tu, Nehru



A Rather Good Document""""""""



The End of Innocence



His Sisters and His Cousins an His Aunts: The United Nations Civil Service



The Secretary-General Invents Himself


Introduction



Filling the Void: Action by the Secretary-General in the Face of Inaction by Everyone Else



Unfulfilled by Unifil: The Security Council in Search of a Role



The General Assembly and the U.S. National Interest



A Places Where Lies Are Told"""": Israel Before the General Assembly""""



The Double Standard


Introduction



Playing Hard-Ball


Conclusion


Notes


Index