Multilateralism Versus Unilateralism

The Author: Noële Crossley received a Mag. phil. in Political Science from the University of Vienna. Her main research interests are International Organisations and International Security. She has worked in the private and public sectors and is currently serving at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

• Contents: Idealists, the Just War, and the Right Authority – Idealists and the Legitimate Use of Force – Game Theory in International Law – National Interest as an Obstacle to Positivist International Law – The United Nations as a Tool – Neoconservatives and the Threat Emanating from International Law – Neoconservatives and the Legitimate Use of Force – Diverging Perspectives on Self-Defence: The Gulf War; the Iraq War – Diverging Perspectives on Humanitarian Intervention: The Rwanda Crisis; the Kosovo Conflict – The Authority of the UN in a Unipolar World: the Iranian Nuclear Dispute; the Darfur Conflict.