2nd Edition -- 2007
The United Nations: Challenges and Change introduces students to the idea of "collective security." At the turn of the twenty-first century, the United Nations is at the center of world affairs. With 191 Member States and a vast network of global agencies, the UN undertakes work ranging from environmental regulation to refugee resettlement. Since Franklin Roosevelt steered the UN's formation, the United States has provided leadership and wielded unmatched influence within the United Nations. Today, as the international community debates changes to the UN, the United States must consider the role it will play within the organization. Behind this question is the more fundamental question of how the UN should fit into future international affairs.