Table of Contents

About the Author

Foreword by Sir Brian Urquhart

Acknowledgments

List of Figures and Tables

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Part One: Diagnosing the Ills

1 Westphalia, Alive But Not Well

2 North-South Theater

3 The Feudal System, or Dysfunctional Family

4 Overwhelming Bureaucracy and Underwhelming Leadership

Part Two: Palliatives if Not Cures

5 Redefining National Interests

6 Moving Beyond the North-South Divide

7 Truly Delivering as One

8 Reinvigorating the International Civil Service

Conclusion: What’s Next?

Selected Readings

Notes

Index

About the Author

Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor at the City University of New York�s Graduate Center and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies.

Reviews

An indispensable guide for understanding both the pathology and the promise of the United Nations: love for the UN doesn’t come any tougher. Tom Weiss has been a keen observer and sophisticated analyst of the UN system for decades whose deep expertise is put to good use in this seminal contribution to diagnosing what ails the world organization and prescribing the appropriate remedies.
Ramesh Thakur, The Australian National University, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and Editor-in-Chief, Global Governance

The third edition of this comprehensive and extremely thoughtful analysis by the leading scholar of the UN in the United States should be on the required reading list for the US president, and the leaders of other nations as well.
Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College and University of Massachusetts Boston