Introduction: Machines of peace -- Invention, interdependence, and the lag : conceptualizing international relations in the age of the machine -- Controlling scientific war : international air police and the reinvention of disarmament -- The shape of things to come : aviation, the League of...

The Author interrogates the right to a peaceful world order (PWO) in the context of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The Author begins by examining the right to peace, then tracing the search for a PWO and spotlighting reasons why that search has largely been elusive. The Author...

"Based on extensive original research that has critically examined the role and functions of the organizations of the UN development system, this book seeks to capture in a single volume a comprehensive review of the UN's performance and prospects for development. The contributors each offer...