FALL 2003 LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, October 2nd, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The World Policy Institute at New School University presents

CAN THE UNITED NATIONS SURVIVE?

a panel discussion with

MICHAEL J. GLENNON
Professor of International Law Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

AMBASSADOR KISHORE MAHBUBANI
Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations

AMBASSADOR PIERRE SCHORI
Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations

and

EDWARD MORTIMER
Director of Communications and Head of Speechwriting Unit Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations

Moderated by

MUSTAPHA TLILI
Director of the UN Project, Senior Fellow, The World Policy Institute

Did the war in Iraq kill off the Security Council? It was already dead, argues Michael J. Glennon in a seminal essay in Foreign Affairs (May/June 2003). According to Glennon, in denying the United States, the super-hegemon of our times, the right to use force, the Council revealed itself to be structurally irrelevant and thus beyond resuscitation in its present form. Does might make right? Can the US go it alone, or would American interests be better served by seeking UN legitimacy for the country's actions? What hopes are there for the international community to come together to stem the threats looming on our common horizon? What future is there for a collective system of peace and security based on sovereign equality of states, as opposed to one purely based on geopolitical realities? These issues and more will be addressed from various angles, including Asian, European, and other diplomatic perspectives.

Thursday, October 2, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14^th). Admission is free. Visit www.dialnsa.edu for a live webcast and online discussion.

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