The United Nations and Collective Security

What this note covers

1. The Failure of the League of Nations and the Impetus for a New Order
2. The UN Charter (1945) and the Architecture of the Security Council
3. UN Peacekeeping Operations: Korea to the Post-Cold War Era
4. The Veto and the Politics of the Security Council
5. The Responsibility to Protect and the Evolution of Humanitarian Intervention
6. Debates About the UN's Effectiveness: Assessments and Critiques
7. UN Reform and the Contemporary Security Architecture

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes