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Would the world be better without the UN? / Thomas G. Weiss ; [with a foreword by Kofi A. Annan]
Publication details: Cambridge : Polity , 2018 Description: xvi, 220 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 978-1-5095-1725-1; 978-1-5095-1726-8 (pbk.)Subject(s): Naciones Unidas | Seguridad internacional | Cooperación internacional | Mantenimiento de la paz | Derechos humanos | Pobreza | Desarrollo económicoAbstract: Do we need the United Nations? Where would the contemporary world be without its largest intergovernmental organization? And where could it be had the UN’s member states and staff performed better? These fundamental questions are explored by the leading analyst of UN history and politics, Thomas G. Weiss, in this hard-hitting, authoritative book. While counterfactuals are often dismissed as academic contrivances, they can serve to focus the mind; and here, Weiss uses them to ably demonstrate the pluses and minuses of multilateral cooperation. -- Contracub.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Do we need the United Nations? Where would the contemporary world be without its largest intergovernmental organization? And where could it be had the UN’s member states and staff performed better? These fundamental questions are explored by the leading analyst of UN history and politics, Thomas G. Weiss, in this hard-hitting, authoritative book. While counterfactuals are often dismissed as academic contrivances, they can serve to focus the mind; and here, Weiss uses them to ably demonstrate the pluses and minuses of multilateral cooperation. -- Contracub.