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Publication Date: October 2006
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Brett D. Schaefer
Research Area: International relations
Keywords: International organizations; UN reform; United Nations
Type: Speech
Abstract:
The bulk of the U.N. membership does not care about U.N. reform, effectiveness, accountability, or oversight. Instead, these member states are focused on increasing the scope of the organization's power as a means for amplifying their own influence and priorities and using the organization as a lever to extract increased international aid and transfers.