International security management and the United Nations / edited by Muthiah Alagappa and Takashi Inoguchi.

"The United Nations system in the 21st century"--Cover.

Introduction: the United Nations' role in global security: peace builderor peace enforcer? / Takashi Inoguchi -- Changing states and the security problematique. Introduction / Atul Kohli and Georg Sوrensen -- A state is not a state: types of statehood and patterns of conflict after the Cold War / Georg Sوrensen -- The United States as a great power / Sherle R. Schwenninger -- Emerging powers: the cases of China, India, Iran, Iraq, and Israel / Amin Saikal -- The problem of the failed state in Africa / Charles Abiodun Alao -- Conclusion / Atul Kohli and Georg Sوrensen -- Transnational civil society actors and the quest for security. Introduction / Volker Rittberger, Christina Schrade, and Daniela Schwarzer -- Global civil society, social movement organizations, and the global politics of nuclear security / Jackie Smith -- The dark side of global civil society:the role and impact of transnational criminal organizations as a threat to international security / Phil Williams -- The relations of UN agencies and n