Realist Dystopia - Hans Morgenthau and the Changing Role of the United Nations in World Politics

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Autor(a) principal: Fonseca Júnior,Gelson
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Uziel,Eduardo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Contexto Internacional
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292022000300200
Resumo: Abstract This research delves into the way in which Hans Morgenthau had studied and discussed the United Nations as an organisation, mainly during its first twenty years. Drawing on the influence of Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen and on his own personal disappointment with the League of Nations, Morgenthau strongly criticized the UN. The author considers that the organisation propounds lofty principles but harbours old-style diplomacy. After establishing a succinct comparison with Raymond Aron, the article highlights the reasons for Morgenthau’s criticism, including some abiding features of realism, such as the focus on great powers, a limited attribution of agency to other actors and an emphasis on security to the detriment of cooperative activities. It underlines how Morgenthau rejected the UN as a basis to build a world state. It concludes by arguing that Morgenthau’s realism highlights the frailties of the UN but does not explain why states still insist in the multilateral institutions.United Nations, international organisation, Security Council, Hans Morgenthau, General Assembly
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title Realist Dystopia - Hans Morgenthau and the Changing Role of the United Nations in World Politics
spellingShingle Realist Dystopia - Hans Morgenthau and the Changing Role of the United Nations in World Politics
Fonseca Júnior,Gelson
United Nations
international organisation
Security Council
Hans Morgenthau
General Assembly
title_short Realist Dystopia - Hans Morgenthau and the Changing Role of the United Nations in World Politics
title_full Realist Dystopia - Hans Morgenthau and the Changing Role of the United Nations in World Politics
title_fullStr Realist Dystopia - Hans Morgenthau and the Changing Role of the United Nations in World Politics
title_full_unstemmed Realist Dystopia - Hans Morgenthau and the Changing Role of the United Nations in World Politics
title_sort Realist Dystopia - Hans Morgenthau and the Changing Role of the United Nations in World Politics
author Fonseca Júnior,Gelson
author_facet Fonseca Júnior,Gelson
Uziel,Eduardo
author_role author
author2 Uziel,Eduardo
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fonseca Júnior,Gelson
Uziel,Eduardo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv United Nations
international organisation
Security Council
Hans Morgenthau
General Assembly
topic United Nations
international organisation
Security Council
Hans Morgenthau
General Assembly
description Abstract This research delves into the way in which Hans Morgenthau had studied and discussed the United Nations as an organisation, mainly during its first twenty years. Drawing on the influence of Carl Schmitt and Hans Kelsen and on his own personal disappointment with the League of Nations, Morgenthau strongly criticized the UN. The author considers that the organisation propounds lofty principles but harbours old-style diplomacy. After establishing a succinct comparison with Raymond Aron, the article highlights the reasons for Morgenthau’s criticism, including some abiding features of realism, such as the focus on great powers, a limited attribution of agency to other actors and an emphasis on security to the detriment of cooperative activities. It underlines how Morgenthau rejected the UN as a basis to build a world state. It concludes by arguing that Morgenthau’s realism highlights the frailties of the UN but does not explain why states still insist in the multilateral institutions.United Nations, international organisation, Security Council, Hans Morgenthau, General Assembly
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