World Government by Stealth: The Future of the United Nations [Hardcover]

Since its creation the UN has been beset by the big power rivalries of the Cold War which, too often, made it ineffective. Despite this, it has two major achievements to its credit. The first is to have made itself the spokesman and champion of the Third World or South - the world's dispossessed and marginalised. The second, always to undertake tasks in international peacekeeping so that it has gradually come to be seen as indispensable if we are to attain any form of world government.Preface - The First Half-Century - Peace-keeping - The Gulf War of 1991 and Its Aftermath - The Break-up of Yugoslavia - The United Nations in Africa (1) - The United Nations in Africa (2): Southern Africa - Other Interventions: Cambodia, Central America - Compromises - Unfinished Business: Israel/Palestine - Combating World Poverty - Social and Environmental Development - Human Rights: The Specialized Agencies - Arms: Nuclear and Conventional - The Future of the Security Council - United Nations Reform - Reflections - References - Appendix: Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice - IndexGUY ARNOLD