MULTILATERALISM AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
616 + xxxii pp
The Iraq war in 2003 raised fundamental questions on the practice of 'might is right' and the principle of cooperation and multilateralism in addressing perceived global security challenges. It also placed the United Nations at a critical juncture or, "a fork in the road" as referred to by UNSG Kolf Annan.
This book is a collection of high-quality papers presented by academicians, diplomats and UN officials who had deliberated on this issue in January 2004.
K Santhanam former Director of Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. He superannuated from the Defence Research and Development Organisation as Chief Advisor (Technology). He was Scientific Advisor in the Ministry of External Affairs and a member of the National Security Advisory Board. He was conferred Padma Bhusan award in recognition of contributions to the Shakti-98 series of nuclear tests conducted in Pokhran in May 1998. He is a co-author of two books Jihadis in Jammu and Kashmir: A Portrait Gallery (Sage, 2003) and Iraq War 2003: Rise of the New Unilateralism (Ane Books, 2003). His coedited works include Asian Security and China, 2000-2010 (Shipra, 2004) and India and Central Asia: Advancing the Common Interest (Anamaya, 2004).
Tasneem Meenai was the Conference Coordinator for the 6th Asian Security Conference on "United Nations, Multilateralism and International Security" during her tenure at IDSA as Research Fellow. Her research areas include Multilateral Institutions and Conflict Resolution, and peace and security issues. She has obtained Masters degree in International Relations from the Australian National University as a Ford Foundation Scholar and from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science. She is currently serving as Reader at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia. New Delhi. She is the co-author of the book Iraq War 2003: Rise of the NewUnilateralism.
C Uday Bhaskar is Officiating Director, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. He is counted among the leading defence analysts in India and has contributed over 50 research articles/papers to professional journals and books published in India and abroad. His articles have appeared in US Naval Institute Proceedings, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism and the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and in books published by the US Naval War College and the Royal Navy Defence Studies. He recently edited Indo-German Dialogue: Quest for International Peace and Security. He is the editor of IDSA's journals Strategic Analysis and Strategic Digest and founder-editor of Quarterdeck and is on the editorial board of Journal for Indian Ocean Studies.
Uttam K Sinha obtained his Ph.D. degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University and is Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. A recipient of the Indo-Kuwait Dewan Award in 1995 and before joining the faculty at IDSA, he was in the editorial of The Pioneer. He is currently focusing on non-traditional aspects of security with particular attention to the role of military in environmental protection. He is co-author of the book Iraq War 2003: Rise of the New Unilateralism.
List of Acronyms
Introduction
United Nations, Multilateralism and International Security:K.C. Pant
United Nations and the Changing Security Agenda
Louise Frechette
Relevance and Efficacy of the United Nations
George Fernandes
Current Challenges to Multilateralismand the United Nations
A View from Brazil
Celso Amorim
A Sri Lankan Perspective
Tyronne Fernando
A Russian Perspective
Yuri V. Fedotov
A Japanese Perspective
Yasushi Akashi
A European Perspective
Geoffrey Van Orden
India's Approach to Multilateralism
J.N. Dixit
Return to Multilateralism: The United States and the World
Stephen Schlesinger
Iraq War and World Order
Ramesh Thakur
World Strategic Order: Unipolar, Multipolar or Multilateral
Pascal Boniface
Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Management
Afghanistan at the Crossroads
Amin Saikal
Armed Action in Sri Lanka
Lakshman Kadirgamar
Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Management in Timor-Leste
Kamalesh Sharma
Conflict Resolution in Africa
Greg Mills
Recent Case Studies on Post-Conflict Management
Roger Moran
International Cooperation in Tackling Terrorism, Drugs and Organised Crime
Terrorism and Transnational Crime: An Indian Perspective
S.K. Datta
Terrorist Outlook for : The New Security Environment
Rohan Gunaratna
UN Convention against Organised Crime: Expectations and Dilemmas
Vincenzo Ruggiero
International Cooperation in Tackling Terrorism, Drugs and Organised Crime: The Asia-Pacific Experience
John McFarlane
International Cooperation in Tackling Terrorism:The Middle East
Ely Karmon
International Cooperation against Drug Trafficking in Central Asia
Niklas L.P. Swanström and Maral Madi
International Cooperation in Tackling Terrorism: A European Response
Hans-Georg Wieck
Security Cooperation in Central Asian Region: State-building Processes and External Influence
Anara Tabyshalieva and Erica Marat
United Nations and Weapons of Mass Destruction
A UN Perspective
Randy Rydell
An Indian Perspective
G. Balachandran
A Russian Perspective
Y. M. Kozhokin
The North Korean Nuclear Case
Haksoon Paik
UNMOVIC: Lessons and Legacy
Trevor Findlay and Ben Mines
UN Non-Proliferation Regimes: New Challenges and Responses
Han Hua
Prospects of Strengthening and Restructuring Multilateral Institutions and the United Nations
Strengthening and Restructuring Multilateral Institutions:A Perspective
B.S. Prakash
Crisis in Multilateralism: A Japanese Viewpoint
Kazutoshi Aikawa
Unilateralism versus Multilateralism: Challenges and Prospects
Ruan Zongze
Preemption or Partnership? The Future of International Security
Karl F. Inderfurth
Reform of the United Nations
V.S. Mani
Lessons of UN Global Conferences: A Restructured United Nations System for a Hegemonic World Order
Michael G. Schechter
Multilateralism and the Role of Small States
Barry Desker
Strengthening the UN: Futile Attempt orvFeasible Alternative?
Tobias Debiel
Annexure
Contributors
Index