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Informationen zum Autor Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. Ramesh Thakur is the Inaugural Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Klappentext The UN's relationship to these five global governance gaps is explored through case studies of some of the most burning problems of our age, including terrorism, nuclear proliferation, humanitarian crises, development aid, climate change, human rights, and HIV/AIDS. Zusammenfassung How gaps in global governance impact the world's most challenging problems Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of Boxes, Tables, and Figures Series Editors' ForewordLouis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss ForewordJohn Gerard Ruggie Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: The Problématique of Global Governance 1. Tracing the Origins of an Idea and the UN's Contribution Part 1. International Security 2. The Use of Force: War, Collective Security, and Peace Operations 3. Arms Control and Disarmament 4. Terrorism Part 2. Development 5. Trade, Aid, and Finance 6. Sustainable Development 7. Saving the Environment: The Ozone Layer and Climate Change Part 3. Human Rights 8. Generations of Rights 9. Protecting against Pandemics 10. The Responsibility to Protect Notes Index About the Authors About the United Nations Intellectual History Project
