1. UN 2030: Rebuilding Order in a Fragmenting World
- Author:
- Kevin Rudd
- Publication Date:
- 08-2016
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- As the world faces a slew of complicated challenges and the international community comes together to select the next UN Secretary General, there is renewed debate about the role of the UN in international affairs. In UN 2030: Rebuilding Order in a Fragmenting World, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) President Kevin Rudd argues that the UN continues to matter. The report makes the case that if the UN fails, falters, or fades away, it would fundamentally erode the stability of an already fragile global order. At the same time, Rudd contends, we tend to take the UN for granted, overlooking the reality that its continued existence is not inevitable. The UN, while not yet broken, is in trouble. The report concludes, however, that the UN is capable of reinventing itself. This requires not one-off reforms but a continual process of reinvention to ensure the institution is responding to the policy challenges of our time.
- Topic:
- United Nations, International Affairs, Political Theory, Geopolitics, and Political and institutional effectiveness
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus