Sneak Preview: Is the UN Obsolete?
September 15, 2021
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as posted by the channelFormer United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Angela Kane, defends the usefulness of the UN.
As attention descends on the United Nations General Assembly, some are wondering whether the world still needs this nearly 76-year-old organization. The UN’s defenders point to its promotion of peace and stability in an increasingly fractured political landscape, its devotion to human rights, its addressing of climate change, its commitment to multilateralism, and its widespread delivery of humanitarian aid. But critics question its usefulness in addressing a radically different global environment, critique its promotion of globalism, and cite corruption and a lack of accountability with regard to the very populations the body is charged with helping. On September 17, in partnership with Foreign Affairs, nonpartisan debate series Intelligence Squared U.S. addresses these questions in a new debate on the motion “The United Nations Is Obsolete.”
FOR THE MOTION
Rajan Menon: Political Scientist & International Relations Professor Author, The Conceit of Humanitarian Intervention
Nile Gardiner: Director, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, The Heritage Foundation
AGAINST THE MOTION
Angela Kane: German Diplomat & Former UN Official
Mohammad-Mahmoud Mohamedou: Scholar & Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania
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