Reinventing Governments: The Promise And Perils Of United Nations Peace Building
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Over the course of the 20th century a multitude of international organizations arose with the purpose of keeping international political, social, and economic peace. Organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the United Nations, and the World Bank are all products of a 20th century push to create a more connected international community. Political scientists such as Thomas Weiss, David Forsythe, Roger Coate, Kelly-Kate Pease and Eva Bertram in their publications The United Nations and Changing World Politics and Reinventing Governments: The Promise and Perils of United Nations Peace Buildings are scholars who have observed the history of these international organizations and analyze their purpose and effectiveness. According to the arguments made by these authors, the exact purpose and effectiveness of organizations such as NATO, the UN, and the World Bank is unclear and constantly changing. However these international organizations have been effective at providing a place of discussion for international relations. At the end of World War 2 organizations such as the UN and NATO were established with the purpose of