The United States and the United Nations: Congressional Funding and U.n. Reform (Law and Society) (Law and Society)

Bongang reveals that the United States Congress determined the content of United Nations through a coercive funding strategy including withholding dues until reforms were implemented. The coercive funding legislation, Helms-Biden, although bipartisan, was inspired by ideas from conservative policy think-tanks. Bongang traces the evolution of ambivalent attitudes in Congress towards international organizations. These ranged from the rejection of the League of Nations in the Senate to enthusiasm for the creation of the United Nations.. Such swings, Bongang contends, are consistent with the logic of America s unique and dominant role in the twentieth century. The book is thus a case study consistent of American exceptionalism and hegemony, and it emphasizes the importance of ideas in foreign policy. The League of Nations and the United States : Senate rejects League of Nations covenant Congress champions creation of the United Nations Emerging anti-American Third World bloc in the United Nations : General Assembly of the UN Strategies of persuasion and coercion : Congress reacts against anti-Americanism in the United Nations Congressional strategies of funding United Nations reform Conclusion: Enduring US ambivalence towards the United Nations. The League Of Nations And The United States -- The League Of Nations And The United Nations -- The Third World Bloc In The United Nations -- Anti-americanism In The United Nations -- Funding United Nations Reform -- Ambivalence Towards The United Nations. Benn L. Bongang. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 207-213) And Index.