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What do Americans want? The U.S. public's view of the world has long been a study in what seem like maddening contradictions, at times both altruistic and paranoid, protectionist and [...]

A case study of the peacekeeping operations and the mediation efforts of the UN in Cambodia and former Yugoslavia brings out the important role of the UN in resolving international conflict despite its limitations. Clear direction, international support, consensus by member-states, and cooperation of the concerned parties are essential for the success of the UN in resolving conflicts. More realistic expectations from the UN and sufficient resource availability can improve the image of the UN as a conflict mediator.

IS THE U.N. FAIILING? In the spring of 1994, The Economist had on its cover a ghastly scene: a landscape of utter desolation, the sky and earth blood red, corpses [...]

A comparative analysis of global public opinion of the UN is presented. The study aimed to compare nations in terms of knowledge and awareness of the UN and their evaluation of the UN's performance. It also analyzed evaluation results based on similarities of opinion patterns. Results showed that differences exist on knowledge and awareness and performance evaluations of the UN. Nations active in UN activities tend to be more knowledgeable about the organization and have stronger opinions while favorability depends on how countries perceive of the outcome of their involvement with the UN.

It may come as a surprise that surveys of the US people on the subject of the UN and global issues show that the US government policy of ignoring major UN reform is at odds with strong preferences by the American people for many major UN reforms. Illustrating both ignorance and surprising discretion, it is also true that the US public opposes few of the many reforms tested. The Americans Talk Issues Foundation (ATI) has conducted six opinion surveys of US people on the UN and global issues in the past three years, the highlights of the latest of which are reproted here. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

When democracy was admitted to, or rather forced itself upon the battlefield, war ceased to be a gentleman's game,' the young Winston Churchill wrote--probably with some regret--in the diary that [...]

Results of telephone interviews on diplomacy of the United Nations towards Iran's nuclear program are presented.

A study was conducted to know American's view of the role played by United Nations (UN) in world affairs. The result showed that thirty-six percent of Americans revealed the UN is doing a good job of trying to solve the problems it had to face, while 51% stated it is doing a poor job.

A study of public opinion regarding American foreign policy reveals that public sentiment is not always reflected in the decisions of policy-makers. The researchers conducted interviews of legislators and politicians, reviewed polling data, and analyzed the results in the context of internationalism and isolationism. The results show that 80% of Americans are in favor of strengthening support for the UN, and 74% believe the US should make a fair effort to solve international problems.

The United Nations (UN) has lost much of its prestige, according to Erskine Childers, Middle East expert and former senior adviser to the UN secretary general. The north has labelled the UN as a wasteful bureaucracy. However, the UN has only 9,000 civil servants and a budget of $10. 5 billion. Republican leader Bob Dole has stated that the UN will never control US troops.