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An introduction to a special journal issue (see related abstracts in SA 43:5) that addresses key problems in the organization of international relations on the fiftieth anniversary of the UN charter. The essays assess the performance of international organizations since 1945 & make recommendations for the role of international organization in a changing system of international relations. Three topical areas are included: international organizations from the perspectives of international systems, international relations, political myths, sovereign equality, & pluralism of institutional arrangement; actors in state & nonstate entities, particularly transnational institutions & political movements; & analysis of international peace & security, human rights, & economic & social development. M. Pflum

Interdependence among states has increased as international organizations continue to proliferate, even though the nation-state remains the common unit. States are not relinquishing sovereignty but serving their own interests by engaging in cooperative enterprises. Multilateral engagement has affected state policies in that they need to take the interests of others into account in formulating & pursuing their own interests. It is also becoming clear that two systems of international organization have emerged -- the UN system with its charter principle of sovereign equality, & the global system of industrialized democracies that focuses on market economies & the values of democratic government. These two systems overlap & can be considered both complementary & competitive. The cleavage between the two systems has replaced the cold war as the divisive feature of international relations. 2 Photographs, 28 References. Adapted from the source document.