Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11

Introduction 14

Chapter 1 Is the United Nations Effective?

Chapter Preface 18

1 The United Nations Is Increasing Its Effectiveness Asha-Rose Migiro 20

2 The United Nations Is Utterly Ineffective Jamal Bittar 28

3 The UN Human Rights Council Faces Challenges Barbara Crossette 32

4 The UN Human Rights Council Is Hypocritical Doug Bandow 41

5 The United Nations Has Had Success in Peacekeeping Joshua Muravchik 48

6 The United Nations' Peacekeeping Efforts Need Improvement Richard Williamson 53

Periodical Bibliography 58

Chapter 2 Is the United Nations Impartial Toward the Middle East?

Chapter Preface 60

1 The United Nations Is Biased Against Israel UN Watch 62

2 The United Nations Is Not Anti-Israel U.S. Department of State 68

3 The United Nations Must Fight Anti-Semitism Anne Bayefsky 75

4 The UN Relief and Works Agency Promotes Terrorism Asaf Romirowsky 83

5 The UN Relief and Works Agency Does Not Support Terrorism Maya Rosenfeld 89

6 Islamic Nations Threaten UN Human Rights Principles Luiza Ch. Savage 99

Periodical Bibliography 111

Chapter 3 Should the United States Support the United Nations?

Chapter Preface 113

1 U.S. Leaders Must Support the United Nations Mark Malloch Brown 115

2 The United States Should Leave the United Nations John F. McManus 125

3 The United States Must Push for Reform of the United Nations Brett Schaefer Steven Groves 130

4 The United States Is Changing Its Approach to the United Nations Susan Rice 136

5 The United States Supports UN Goals Regarding Women Meryl Frank 148

Periodical Bibliography 154

Chapter 4 What Is the Future of the United Nations?

Chapter Preface 156

1 The UN Security Council and General Assembly Need Reforming Rodrigue Tremblay 158

2 Reform of the UN Security Council Is Unlikely Sven Bernhard Gareis Johannes Varwick 165

3 The World's Powers Must Support the United Nations Shoji Ogawa 173

4 The United Nations Is Losing Its Relevancy Joel Hainsfurther 183

5 The United Nations Has Many Goals Still to Achieve Ban Ki-moon Ray Suarez 189

Periodical Bibliography 195

For Further Discussion 196

Organizations to Contact 198

Bibliography of Books 202

Index 205