The effectiveness of the UN as a multilateral institution

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/12/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

International relations

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Summary :

Introduction.
Three different approaches that dictate how states react with and to each other.
1. The Hart-Rudman Commission.
Multilateralism.
1. Opponents of multilateralism.
2. Efforts to shape multilateralism.
3. Multilateral institutions.
Tests to choose between unilateral or multilateral action.
1. Unilateralism: Acceptable in situations where a state's security is genuinely threatened.
2. Instances when multilateral agreements place limits on a nation's ability to produce peace in volatile areas.
3. Unilateral action resulting in multilateral interests being furthered.
4. Rejection of multilateral treaties by superpowers like the United States.
5. Issues that can not be dealt with by one country alone.
6. Responsibilities that face the international community.
7. Excessive use of unilateral strategies: Detrimental effect on the soft powers like the United States.
The Gulf War.
1. Secretary-General of the UN's visit to the White House.
2. Independence of the UN.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

The concept of globalization continues to be a hot issue in the arena of political discourse. Globalism, or interdependence, has been, and continues to be a critical force in world politics that affects nearly every aspect of global economic, political, diplomatic and military behaviour. It continues to influence major debates in the fields of international relations, foreign policy, international trade, development, finance, immigration, governance, democratization and security. Globalization occurs because of one or more of the following factors; the death of geography (territorial borders are becoming increasingly insignificant), the death of distance (new technologies are making the distances between countries and culture significantly smaller), sensitivity (states are becoming increasingly sensitive to different crises that happen elsewhere in the world), vulnerability (states are becoming much more vulnerable to these crises), and finally the death of independence (states are losing the capacity to maintain independent control over their own autonomy).