Collective Security Under United Nations : Retrospect and Prospects/Dhirendra Dwivedi. New Delhi, Kanishka, 2005, xi, 383 p., ISBN 81-7391-657-8.

    Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Concept of collective security. 3. The UN charter and collective security. 4. The dilemma of applicability: challenge and response. 5. From Korea to prior Gulf War-I: i. Gulf-War I: a concrete example of collective security. ii. Gulf War-II: United Nations sidelined. 6. New challenges and responses. 7. Conclusion and future prospects. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

    "The idea of collective security is novel in the sense that it differs fundamentally from all other security arrangements made by states historically, though it is not entirely new. Past efforts to regulate international relations never really aspired to anything quite so universal. In contrast, collective security aspires to an unprecedented degree of universality, by requiring every member of the system to act. The apparent common sense and appealing simplicity of the logic of collective security can be contrasted with the difficulties of its application. The United Nations charter has elaborated both the concept and actual dimensions of collective security.

    This book is a modest attempt to analyze critically the theory and practice of collective security under the auspices of United Nations." (jacket)

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