The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Security: A Challenge to be Met Second Edition (Paperback)

by James S. Sutterlin (Author) "For millennia humans have sought formulas for the maintenance of their security and the peaceful settlement of their conflicts..." (more)
Key Phrases: peace enforcement action, peace enforcement units, functional agencies, United Nations, Security Council, General Assembly (more...)

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Product Description
This extensively revised edition retains the valuable descriptions and analyses of the United Nations' achievements and failures, while placing them in the context of the ever-broadening definition of international security and of changing attitudes toward national sovereignty and humanitarian intervention.

About the Author
JAMES S. SUTTERLIN is Lecturer and Fellow in UN Studies at Yale University and Adjunct Professor at Long Island University. He is the co-author, with Jean Krasno, of The United Nations and Iraq (Praeger, 2003).

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Paperback; 2 edition (September 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275973042
• ISBN-13: 978-0275973049
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,436,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Authorative Book on the Work of the UN, October 22, 2008

By	Robert R. Kudyba "book lover" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

James Sutterlin served for many years as a senior director with the UN headquarters in New York. He has worked alongside several UN Secretary-Generals. So I feel he is well qualified to know what he is talking about.

Mr. Sutterlin writes directly and with an authorative style on the UN's role in maintaining the balance of peace, in an often troubled world. He opens this book by acknowledging that with the end of the Cold War, the world has entered a new era in International relations and thus; security and peace issues that need to be confronted are now more complex than ever before.

His book looks at prevention of conflict, the use of military forces to enforce peace; stopping aggressive actions of states, building of peace and the emergence of terrorism and issues of weapons of mass destruction. The book also discusses the emergence of regional organisations such as: ASEAN, OAS, OAU (AU), the EU and NATO.Mr. Sutterlin concludes his excellent book by examining the post of the UN Secretary-General; with an informative insight into what has been described as the world's most difficult job.

In summary a first class book, which examines the various operations and involvement of the UN with international security. The author questions does the UN need to reassess itself in an ever-changing world? The world of today is, or course, completely different to the world of 63 years ago, when the UN first commenced its work. This book is an excellent reference for the student of the United Nations and its work with international security. Full of references and a good bibliography. The book was written in 2003 and a new, third edition would be welcome. Well done, James Sutterlin!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos!, March 6, 2001

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This review is from: The United Nations and the Maintenance of International Security: A Challenge To Be Met (Hardcover)

This book is organized, well-written, and brilliant.