This video is the first video of a new series called “What is” where I explain key organizations and theories in foreign policy in a short manner. In this video I break down the United Nations.

Additional Articles and Books to read to become even more of an expert!

Does Peacekeeping Work? : Shaping Belligerents’ Choices After Civil War by Virginia Page Fortna

“The UN Security Council.” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, www.cfr.org/backgrounder/un-security-council. 

Primary Sources

“Economic & Social Council: Model UN.” Model UN | UMass Lowell, www.uml.edu/fahss/model-un/background-guides/economic-and-social-council-background-guide.aspx. 

Interesting Facts about the UN, www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/interesting-facts-about-the-un/ss-BBmnret. 

“Intergovernmental Organization.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Apr. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_organization. 

“Main Bodies.” United Nations, United Nations, www.un.org/en/about-us/main-bodies. 

“The UN Security Council.” Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations, www.cfr.org/backgrounder/un-security-council. 

“United Nations Security Council .” United Nations, United Nations, www.un.org/securitycouncil/.