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It is no secret that the US variously pulls away from the United Nations and embraces it as a significant venue for policy initiatives. But what explains this dramatic inconsistency? What is the logic of US multilateralism? Alynna Lyon explores the puzzling waxing and waning of US support for the UN, tracing events, actions, and decisions from the end of World War I to the present. Lyon weaves together a consideration of international context, UN institutional dynamics, and US domestic politics to conceptualize and explain the trials and tribulations of the US-UN relationship. In the process, she tells the story of the progression of the US from a country committed to internationalism to one full of dysfunctional partisanship, ideological underpinnings, and domestic power struggles that undermine its capacities to cooperate on a global scale

"This book serves as a key resource for anyone interested in the United Nations, global issues, or world politics, providing accessible and comprehensive coverage of the history, growth, and development of ideas and institutions governing the globe"--

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- United Nations System Organizational Chart -- Part I. United Nations Founding, Purposes, and Principles -- Introduction -- United Nations Historical Background -- Charter of the United Nations -- United Nations Purposes -- United Nations Principles -- Part II. United Nations Principal Organs -- Introduction -- General Assembly -- Security Council -- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) -- Secretariat -- International Court of Justice (ICJ) -- Trusteeship Council -- Part III. The United Nations System -- Introduction -- Specialized Agencies -- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) -- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) -- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) -- International Labour Organization (ILO) -- International Maritime Organization (IMO) -- International Monetary Fund (IMF) -- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) -- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) -- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) -- Universal Postal Union (UPU) -- World Bank Group -- World Health Organization (WHO) -- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) -- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) -- Programmes and Funds -- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) -- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) -- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) -- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) -- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) -- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) -- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).