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Jerry Pubantz

With a fresh look at challenges to the UN in Syria, Iran, Russia, and elsewhere, the second edition of this book by Jerry Pubantz and John Allphin Moore, Jr. highlights new international trends toward global governance, holistic democracy and human development, and progress on peacebuilding and counterterrorism. A comprehensive guide to the world body’s institutions, procedures, policies, specialized agencies, historic personalities, initiatives, and involvement in world affairs, The New United Nations is organized thematically, blending both topical and chronological explanations making reference to current scholarly terms and theories.