1st Edition
A Crisis of Global Institutions? Multilateralism and International Security
By Edward Newman
Copyright 2007
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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The legitimacy of global institutions which address security challenges is in question. The manner in which they make decisions and the interests they reflect often falls short of twenty-first century expectations and norms of good governance. Also, their performance has raised doubts about their ability to address contemporary challenges such as civil wars, weapons of mass destruction,... Read more
Introduction 1. Sources and Manifestations of Multilateral Malaise 2. The US, Power, and Multilateralism 3. Collective Security and the Use of Force 4. Humanitarian Intervention 5. Weapons of Mass Destruction 6. Civil War, State Failure and Peacebuilding 7. Terrorism 8. Conclusion: Revisiting Institutionalism in a Post-Westphalian World
Biography
Edward Newman is Director of Studies on Conflict and Security in the Peace and Governance Programme of the United Nations University.
