U.S. Leverage at the U.N. : All that Money Can Buy?

Publication Date: June 1988

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Charles M. Lichenstein

Research Area: International relations

Keywords: International organizations

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This year, as usual, the United States will contribute nearly $1 billion to support United Nations activities. It might seem that the preeminent role of U.S. funding at the U.N. would give the U.S. substantial leverage to influence U.N. budgets, policies, and programs. But this presumption is belied by the evidence of more than a decade.