Table of Contents for Liberating the United Nations

Liberating the United Nations
Realism with Hope
Richard Falk and Hans von Sponeck

Geopolitical World Map

UN Organigram

The UN Global Governance System in 2023

Preface: Overcoming UN Marginalization—an Urgent Imperative

Foreword by Dr. Walden Bello

Part One: An Evolving Narrative

1.Profiling the UN

2.From the League of Nations to the United Nations

3.Multilateralism during the Cold War and Beyond

4.The UN Global Policy Agenda for the Twenty-First Century

Part Two: How the UN Copes with Challenges to the Charter, Institutional Integrity, Geopolitical Manipulation

5.Palestine Occupied: The UN Frustrated

6.Iraq: Oil for Food—the Dilemma of Geopolitical Humanitarianism

7.Syria: The Douma Deception—Institutional Integrity versus the Primacy of Geopolitics

Part Three: Institutional Obstacles to Mitigate

8.Responsibility to Protect (R2P), National Sovereignty, and Geopolitical Ambition

9.Civil Society Participation in the UN: Opportunities, Obstacles, and Pitfalls

Part Four: Toward the Future

10.The Unmet Challenge of UN Reform: Institutional and Operational Perspectives

11.Institutional Reforms: Amending the Charter, Prospects and Options

12.The UN of the Future: The Grand Challenge—Realism with Hope

Reflections: Nine Young Leaders and Their Visions about the UN of Tomorrow

Afterword by Ahmet Davutoğlu

Note of Acknowledgment

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

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