The United Nations

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the most recent interaction that the UN has had with the United States with reference to the conflict in Iraq. President George W. Bush and his representatives have done their best to attack the UN. That negative effort notwithstanding, there are many good reasons why the UN should be respected. This paper delves into the key reasons that the UN is respected, how the UN can gain more respect, and offers a number of suggestions for much-needed reform.

Outline:
Executive Summary
Introduction
What Needs to be Said About What the UN is Doing
The United States' Antagonism
Why Reforms are Needed
Current Reforms and Initiatives
Background Paper Defending the Role of the UN and Rebutting the Notion that the UN is Irrelevant

From the Paper:

"When it comes to foreign policy, the doctrine of U.S. President George W. Bush has been to take the unilateral route, to get tough on "rogue nations" and terrorists, to go it alone and to snub the United Nations - even embarrass the UN - on the world stage. Bush's position in attacking and occupying the sovereign nation of Iraq was based, it is now known, on erroneous and/or deliberately fabricated information regarding the threat of "weapons of mass destruction" that Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein allegedly had at his disposal.
"The Bush strategy of unilateral action against Hussein was put on the table for his Cabinet to begin to contemplate within days of his first administration, according to former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. O'Neil"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Annan, Kofi 2005, 'In Larger Freedom: Decision time at the UN', Foreign Affairs, vol. 84, no. 3, pp. 63-74.
• Hoge, Warren 2006, 'Annan Offers His Blueprint to Make the U.N. More Efficient', The New York Times, Retrieved May 16, 2007, from www.nytimes.com.
• Hoge, Warren 2006, 'New United Nations Chief Tackles the Agency's Tradition of Patronage Jobs', The New York Times, Retrieved May 16, 2007, from www.nytimes.com.
• Hoge, Warren 2006, 'Official of U.N. Says Americans Undermine It With Criticism', The New York Times, Retrieved May 17, 2008, from www.nytimes.com.
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007, 'Summary for Policymakers: Fourth Assessment Report', Retrieved May 15, 2007, from www.ipcc.ch/about/faq.htm.

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