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The United Nations plays a significant role in the development and maintenance of international security, humanitarian laws, and social progress. RAND has examined the efficacy and effectiveness of the United Nations in such areas as nation-building, peacekeeping, and stability operations.

News Release
European Union Has Developed a Nascent, but Growing Capacity to Deploy and Employ Armed Force
Over the past few years, the European Union has demonstrated the capacity to deploy and employ armed force outside its borders in support of broader common policy objectives, creating a new player in nation-building operations.
Jul 8, 2008
Commentary
China's Responsibility to Protect: The Nation Can Help Citizens in Myanmar, Sudan
Of all countries remiss in their responsibility to protect human rights, China bears special scrutiny because of its influence with the Myanmar and Sudanese regimes, writes David C. Gompert.
Jun 17, 2008
Commentary
An Independent Kosovo Was a Part of the U.N.'s Plan
Diplomatic wrangling over Kosovo’s declaration of independence this week has created a good deal of misunderstanding about the U.N. Security Council Resolution that defines that society’s current status and future evolution, writes James Dobbins.
Feb 25, 2008
Testimony
A Comparative Evaluation of United Nations Peacekeeping
James Dobbins discusses the performance of the United Nations in peacekeeping missions in testimony presented before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight.
Jun 11, 2007
Commentary
What's to Stop Kim Now?
Published commentary by RAND staff: What's to Stop Kim Now?, in International Herald Tribune.
Oct 17, 2006
Journal Article
Law and Order in an Emerging Democracy: Lessons from the Reconstruction of Kosovo's Police and Justice Systems
This study examines the reconstruction by the United Nations of Kosovo's internal security infrastructure from 1999 to 2004.
Jan 1, 2006
Commentary
NATO's Role in Nation-building
Published commentary by RAND staff: NATO's Role in Nation-building in NATO Review.
Dec 8, 2005
News Release
UN Nation Building Record Compares Favorably with the U.S. in Some Respects
The United Nations provides the most suitable institutional framework for all but the largest and most demanding of nation-building missions, due to the UN’s comparatively low cost structure, high success rate, and high degree of international legitimacy.
Feb 18, 2005
Report
The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq
Reviews UN nation-building efforts to transform unstable countries into democratic, peaceful, and prosperous partners, and compares those efforts to U.S.-led missions.
Jan 30, 2005
Report
The RAND History of Nation-Building: The Role of the U.S. and the UN
This two-volume set examines United States and United Nations nation-building missions since World War II. Its purpose is to analyze military, political, humanitarian, and economic activities in post-conflict situations, determine key principles for success, and draw implications for future nation-building missions.
Jan 1, 2005
Commentary
'Oil for Food' Worked
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Dec 10, 2004
Commentary
The U.N.'s Strengths and Weaknesses in Iraq
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Feb 18, 2004
Commentary
UN Man for Baghdad: Bringing the Afghan Experience to Iraq
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Jan 20, 2004
Commentary
Postwar Rebuilding: Pick the UN's Best for a Wider Iraq Role
Depending on whom you talk to, the United Nations is either an obstacle to more effective security and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, or an opportunity to advance precisely these goals.
Nov 13, 2003
Commentary
The Real Worry
Among the four so-called "economic miracles" of the past half century—Germany after the second world war, Japan in the 1970s and 1980s, South Korea in the 1970s through to the mid-1990s, and China between 1980 and the present day—that of China has been the most remarkable.
Aug 25, 2003
Commentary
Azores Summit a Wise Move for Bush
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Mar 16, 2003
Commentary
Bush, Blair Can Get the Second OK They Want--and Need
Seeking a second UN resolution may seem like overkill, but it is needed and doable, writes Robert Hunter in an commentary.
Mar 2, 2003
Commentary
War or Peace? Why, for Now, There Will Be No War with Iraq
commentaries by RAND Staff: Why, for now, there will be no war with Iraq.
Jan 19, 2003
Commentary
Iraq's Had Time to Really Hide Its Weapons Sites
Published commentary by RAND staff.
Sep 19, 2002
Report
Annex II : strategies for implementing document management technology
Annex II : strategies for implementing document management technology
Jan 1, 1998

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