The United Nations in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the United Nations, exploring the historical, institutional, and theoretical foundations of the UN. This popular text for courses on international organizations and international relations also discusses the political complexities facing the organization today.Thoroughly revised throughout, the fifth edition focuses on major trends since 2012, including changing power dynamics, increasing threats to peace and security, and the growing challenges of climate change and sustainability. It examines the proliferating public-private partnerships involving the UN and the debates over reforming the Security Council and the Secretary-General selection process. This edition also includes new case studies on peacekeeping and the use of force in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali, transnational terrorism and the emergence of ISIS, the Security Council's failure to act in Syria, the Syrian and global refugee/migrant crisis, and the conclusion of the Millennium Development Goals and framing of the Sustainable Development Goals.
- ISBN10 0367098024
- ISBN13 9780367098025
- Publish Date 13 June 2019 (first published 1 August 2006)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 April 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Edition 5th edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 402
- Language English