UN/UNSC ( IGOs )

• Context

  Stabilizes global economy by providing emergency loans, financial aid, monitoring economies, and offering advice. Such as Structural Adjustment Programs ( SAPs ) economic reform ( austerity, privatisation ) in return for loans
• Iran nuclear deal 2015

  UN facilliated diplomatic negotiations with Iran to limit its nuclear programs, this avoided military conflict and strengthened diplomatic cooperation.
• Rwandan Genocide 1994

  • The UN failed to intervene effectively as 800,000 Tutsis were massacred.
  • UN peacekeepers were limited by political constraints and lack of intervention.
  • The failure highlighted weaknesses in UN peacekeeping missions.
• Liberal view

  Despite failures, the UN is crucial for diplomacy, humanitarian efforts, and crisis response. Provides a platform for global cooperation.
• Realist view

  UNSC veto power makes the UN ineffective (e.g., Russia blocking Ukraine resolutions). States ignore UN rules when it conflicts with national interests.