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The nature and scope of UN Security Council decisions-significantly changed in the post-Cold War era-have enormous implications for the conduct of foreign policy. The United Nations Security Council offers a comprehensive view of the council, both internally and as a key player in world politics. Focusing on the evolution of the councils treatment of key issues, the authors discuss new concerns that must be accommodated in the decision-making process, the challenges of enforcement, and shifting personal and institutional factors. Case studies complement the rich thematic chapters. The book sheds much-needed light on the central events and trends of the past decade and their critical importance for the future role of the Council and the UN in the sphere of international security. About The Author David Malone, after serving for six years as president of the International Peace Academy, has returned to the Canadian Foreign Service. He has served as director general of the Policy, International Organizations, and Global Issues bureaus in the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (1994-1998) and as Canadas ambassador to the United Nations (1992-1994). Table of Contents Introduction Security Council Decisions in Perspective SECURITY COUNCIL DECISIONMAKING: NEW CONCERNS The Humanitarian Impulse Human Rights Democratization Tackling Terrorism Conflict Prevention Armed Nonstate Actors ENFORCING COUNCIL MANDATES The Use of Force The Authorization Model: Resolution 678 and Its Effects Reforming Sanctions The Iraq Sanctions Committee The Angola Sanctions Committee Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Case Iraqi Case Virtual Trusteeship EVOLVING INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS Council Working Methods Permanent and Elected Council Members The UN Secretary-General International Tribunals and Courts Collaborating with Regional Organizations Groups of Friends Special Representatives of the Secretary-General Pressure for Security Council Reform The U.S. in the Security Council: A Faustian Bargain? Working with NGOs MAJOR UN OPERATIONS ON FOUR CONTINENTS The Middle East Peace Process Namibia El Salvador Mozambique Bosnia Haiti Rwanda Rwanda: An Insiders Account Rwanda: An African Perspective Sierra Leone Kosovo East Timor East Timor: A Field Perspective Ethiopia and Eritrea IMPLICATIONS The Security Council and International Law The Security Council in the Twenty-first Century Conclusion