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Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- 1 The United Nations in World Politics -- The United Nations in World Politics: Vision and Reality -- Contending International Relations Theories -- Dilemmas the UN Faces in the Twenty-First Century -- Structure of the Book -- 2 The Evolution of the United Nations System -- The League of Nations -- The Origins of the United Nations -- The Organization of the United Nations -- Persistent Organizational Problems and the Challenges of Reform -- 3 Actors in the United Nations System -- The Role of States -- Coalitions, Blocs, and the Importance of Consensus -- The Secretary-General and the UN Secretariat as Key Actors -- Nonstate Actors: The Third UN -- 4 Maintaining International Peace and Security -- Linking International Relations Theories -- Maintaining Peace and Security: The UN Charter and Its Evolution -- Mechanisms for Peaceful Settlement and Preventive Diplomacy -- Collective Security, Enforcement, and Sanctions -- Peace Operations: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding -- Humanitarian Intervention (R2P and POC): Providing Human Security -- Arms Control and Disarmament -- Coping with Terrorism -- Future Challenges for the UN's Role in Peace and Security -- 5 Economic Development and Sustainability -- The Organization of the UN System for Promoting Economic Development -- The UN and Evolving Ideas About Development -- The UN and Other Actors -- Lessons Learned -- The Persistent Dilemmas -- 6 Human Rights -- From the League of Nations to the United Nations -- UN Charter Principles and Organizational Structures -- The Role of the UN in Human Rights -- The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations -- Case Studies of the UN System in Action -- Evaluating the UN's Human Rights Record