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Striking An International Balance Of Power: Does The United States Undermine The United Nations?, Alexia Dionne Seepersaud
Striking An International Balance Of Power: Does The United States Undermine The United Nations?, Alexia Dionne Seepersaud
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of the United States' unilateral actions on the credibility of the United Nations. There is a focus particularly on the United Nations' ability to maintain international peace and security through multilateral decision-making when states decide to take action outside of the organizations' authorization. In order to analyze this stand, the United States' actions in Iraq and Syria are studied. In both 2003 and 2017, the country took forceful action outside of the United Nations in response to threats to international peace and security. Analysis of states' responses to the United …