International security management and the United Nations / edited by Muthiah Alagappa and Takashi Inoguchi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alagappa, Muthiah.

Inoguchi, Takashi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations.

Security, International--Congresses.

Security, International.

United Nations--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

vii, 489 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, 1999.

Summary:

What kind of comparative advantage does the United Nations hold in the field of security compared to other states and regional organizations? What kinds of assets does the United Nations have in terms of normative as well as operational capacities that states and regional arrangements lack? What assets does the United Nations possess to effectively deal with security issues? These are some of the questions that International Security Management and the United Nations explores.

Since the ability of the United Nations to resolve conflicts depends upon the support of member states, it is imperative to know what states expect from the world body. As a result, this book also explores the following questions: What are the security perspectives of the member states, and especially of the major powers? What kinds of visions do states have for the United Nations in the field of security? How can the United Nations minimize the volatility of member states and their reluctance to give support in the field of security? How is it possible to organize and secure a real and effective partnership between the United Nations and member states regarding conflict prevention and conflict management?

At a time when security issues are becoming more complex, this book will be useful both for students and practitioners in the field of international affairs.

Contents:

Introduction: The United Nations' role in global security: Peace builder or peace enforcer? / Takashi Inoguchi 1

Changing states and the security problematique 19

2 A state is not a state: Types of statehood and patterns of conflict after the Cold War / Georg Sorensen 24

3 The United States as a great power / Sherle R. Schwenninger 43

4 Emerging powers: The cases of China, India, Iran, Iraq, and Israel / Amin Saikal 61

5 The problem of the failed state in Africa / Charles Abiodun Alao 83

Transnational civil society actors and the quest for security 107

8 Global civil society, social movement organizations, and the global politics of nuclear security / Jackie Smith 139

9 The dark side of global civil society: The role and impact of transnational criminal organizations as a threat to international security / Phil Williams 173

10 The relations of UN agencies and non-governmental organizations in cross-border humanitarian assistance / Roland Koch 210

11 Transnational networks of peacekeepers / Alex Morrison, Stephanie A. Blair 243

Regional institutions, the United Nations, and international security 267

13 Regional arrangements, the United Nations, and security in Africa / Margaret A. Vogt 295

14 Regional arrangements, the United Nations, and security in Asia / Shiro Harada, Akihiko Tanaka 323

15 Regional arrangements, the United Nations, and security in Latin America / Cristina Eguizabal 347

International organizations in peace and security 367

17 Arms control: The role of the IAEA and UNSCOM / Brahma Chellaney 375

18 The Security Council in the post-Cold War era / David Malone 394

19 UN military operations in the 1990s: "Lessons" from the recent past and directions for the near future / Thomas G. Weiss 409

20 UN preventive action / Connie Peck 427

21 Conclusion: International organizations, peace, and security / Michael W. Doyle 445

Conclusion: Three frameworks of peace and security in the next millenium / Takashi Inoguchi 459.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9280810014

OCLC:

40890891