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The United Nations and the New Security Agenda

	» International Security in the 21st Century: Challenges Confronting the United Nations Allen G. Sens, University of British Columbia » Engagement, Abdication, or Muddling Through? The Changing Emphasis in Conflict Prevention David G. Haglund, Queen’s University » The Changing Perception of Human Security: Coordinating National and Multilateral Responses George MacLean, University of Manitoba » Rebuilding the UN Capactiy of Integrated Coordinated Responses to Hot Spots in an Era of ‘Fireproof Houses’ Joël J. Sokolsky, Collège militaire royal du Canada » The Vulnerability of Small States David B. Dewitt and J.D. Kenneth Boutin,York University » Discussion Summary

The United Nations Association in Canada is pleased to present this series of papers concerning aspects of The United Nations and the New Security Agenda. The papers were written to stimulate thinking on the evolution of global security in today’s shrinking world and, in particular, to highlight how the United Nations has come to address many of these security issues. The papers reflect the thinking of some of Canada’s leading academics and specialists in the field of strategic studies.

The papers were developed in the context of a small Conference in Ottawa, on May 8th 1998, focusing on The United Nations and the New Security Agenda, organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in conjunction with the United Nations Association in Canada.

The United Nations Association in Canada is pleased to have played a role in the production of these useful and stimulating papers. We hope that these papers will prompt the reader to reflect further upon the topics discussed in this publication, and especially on the key role that the United Nations continues to play as we approach the millennium.

HARRY QUALMAN
Executive Director
United Nations Association in Canada